{"id":26637,"date":"2025-11-13T16:14:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T21:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/13\/watch-video-former-president-of-spains-royal-football-federation-attacked-during-press-conference\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T16:14:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T21:14:29","slug":"watch-video-former-president-of-spains-royal-football-federation-attacked-during-press-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/13\/watch-video-former-president-of-spains-royal-football-federation-attacked-during-press-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch video: Former president of Spain&#8217;s Royal Football Federation attacked during press conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/13\/watch-video-former-president-of-spains-royal-football-federation-attacked-during-press-conference\/#Luis_Rubiales_pleads_not_guilty\" >Luis Rubiales pleads not guilty<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/13\/watch-video-former-president-of-spains-royal-football-federation-attacked-during-press-conference\/#Rubiales_has_no_plans_to_return_to_soccer\" >Rubiales has no plans to return to soccer.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>RFEF at the Museo Nacional de San Fernando (Photo courtesy of Florencia).<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Luis Rubiales, former president of Spain&#8217;s Royal Football Federation, was attacked during a press conference.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rubiales was forced to resign in 2023 after allegedly kissing Women&#8217;s World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso on the lips without her consent during a trophy ceremony. He was widely criticized for defending his actions as &#8220;spontaneous&#8221; and was also handed a three-year ban by FIFA.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Luis_Rubiales_pleads_not_guilty\"><\/span>Luis Rubiales pleads not guilty<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Rubiales has since proclaimed his innocence and claimed there is a conspiracy against them. He also defended his actions, claiming the kiss was consensual.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He also refused to apologize to Hermoso, saying he asked the soccer player&#8217;s permission before kissing him.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">&#8220;As president, I should have acted more calmly and more systematically,&#8221; Rubiales admitted. &#8220;But no, I&#8217;m not apologizing to Jenni Hermoso, because I asked her if I could kiss her and she said, &#8216;Okay.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">Meanwhile, the 48-year-old was found guilty of sexual assault in a non-consensual case and fined \u20ac10,800.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The 48-year-old plans to appeal his conviction to Spain&#8217;s Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rubiales_has_no_plans_to_return_to_soccer\"><\/span>Rubiales has no plans to return to soccer.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Rubiales has been banned from soccer-related activities for three years, and attention will be focused on whether he will be able to clear his name at Spain&#8217;s Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>Rubiales was in Madrid for the launch of his book, Killing Rubiales, when a man threw an egg at him and tried to assault him. Some of the protesters subdued the assailant, but police eventually took him away.<\/p>\n<p>The former RFEF president also insisted he had no intention of returning to football and just wanted to work peacefully in Spain.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RFEF at the Museo Nacional de San Fernando (Photo courtesy of Florencia). Luis Rubiales, former president of Spain&#8217;s Royal Football Federation, was attacked during a press conference. Rubiales was forced to resign in 2023 after allegedly kissing Women&#8217;s World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso on the lips without her consent during a trophy ceremony. 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