Teammates of Jenni Hermoso have corroborated her account of being distraught and angered by the World Cup kiss from former Spanish federation president Luis Rubiales when they testified at his sexual assault trial.

Former Spanish soccer federation boss Luis Rubiales' unsolicited kiss killed Jenni Hermoso's joy at winning the women's World Cup in 2023 and she was overwhelmed, crying and exhausted in the following hours and days,

Jenni Hermoso was "overwhelmed" by former Spanish football boss Luis Rubiales' forced kiss and was unable to enjoy winning the Women's World Cup, her teammates told a court Thursday. Rubiales sparked worldwide outrage for the kiss on Hermoso after she had just helped Spain beat England in the 2023 Women's World Cup final in Australia.

The brother of Jenni Hermoso and one of her teammates have told a judge there were attempts to pressure the player into downplaying the unsolicited kiss by former Spanish federation president Luis Rubiales in the awards presentation ceremony following

Jenni Hermoso's brother on Wednesday told the forced kiss trial of Spain's ex-football federation chief Luis Rubiales his sister was threatened with "consequences" if she did not downplay the affair.

The Spain forward was the first witness in the trial against Luis Rubiales and spoke of the impact the incident has had on her life

San Fernando de Henares, Spain - February 06, 2025 Three Spanish women's national team players confirmed in court on Thursday that Luis Rubiales' team asked Jenni Hermoso on several occasions to say publicly that she had consented to the kiss the former head of the Spanish Football Federation gave her.

Spain forward Jenni Hermoso testified at Luis Rubiales’ trial on Monday that she did not consent to being kissed by the country’s former top soccer official after winning the 2023 Women’s World Cup. On the first day of Rubiales' trial,

She was exhausted' - Spain players testify on how Jenni Hermoso was pressured to back Luis Rubiales over kiss incident