MADRID (AP) — Former Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales was found guilty Thursday of sexually assaulting player Jenni Hermoso for kissing her after the 2023 Women’s World Cup final, an incident that overshadowed Spain’s first world title in women’s soccer and sparked debate about sexism in the sport.

Former Spanish Football Federation President Luis Rubiales was found guilty on Thursday of sexually assaulting a soccer player Jenni Hermoso in 2023 but was found innocent on coercion charges.

Spain's former football federation boss Luis Rubiales has been found guilty of sexual assault for kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her consent and ordered to pay a fine of €10,800 (£8,942), Spain's High Court has ruled.

The former head of the Spanish football federation kissed the footballer after the Women's World Cup final in 2023.

Former Spanish soccer federation chief Luis Rubiales was convicted of sexual assault after he forcibly kissed a player during a victory celebration at the final of the Women’s World Cup in 2023. Rubiales was acquitted of a separate charge of coercion,

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MADRID — Former Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales was found guilty of sexually assaulting player Jenni Hermoso on Thursday for kissing her after the 2023 Women’s World Cup final. He was fined more than 10,000 euros ($10,400) in Audiencia Nacional court.

Luis Rubiales, the disgraced former president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, was found guilty in a Madrid court on Thursday of sexually assaulting Spain player Jenni Hermoso when he forcibly kissed her at the 2023 Women's World Cup final.