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Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Spanish soccer federation who resigned after kissing a player without her consent in the 2023 Women’s World Cup final, was pelted with eggs while on stage promoting his book.
The culprit, who was later arrested by police, was revealed to be Rubiales’ uncle.
Jorge Vilda, coach of Spain (L), with Luis Rubiales, president of the Spanish Football Federation, during the final match of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 between Spain and England at Stadium Australia on August 20, 2023, in Sydney, Australia. (Marc Atkins/Getty Images)
The incident was captured on video and showed Rubiales sitting on stage while promoting his 500-page memoir. A man can be seen throwing several eggs in Rubiales’ direction, one of them hitting him directly in the back.
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Rubiales attacked the man, but several others intervened to stop him.
Spanish police told The Associated Press that the man, identified as Luis Rubén Rubiales, was arrested. No motive was immediately revealed. The suspect was Rubiales’ uncle and a local actor.
“A man came in who I later saw was my uncle, who is a conflictive man, and always has been,” Rubiales told reporters, via AP. “He had some eggs and he threw some at me, but I didn’t know what he had in his hands, and when I first saw him I thought he might be carrying a gun.”
Former Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales sits in a courtroom outside Madrid, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, where he will stand trial for his unsolicited kiss with forward Jenni Hermoso. (Chema Moya, Pool photo via AP, File)
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In February, Rubiales was found guilty of sexually assaulting Spanish soccer player Jenni Hermoso after he kissed her without her consent following the 2023 Women’s World Cup final. The controversy overshadowed Spain’s title win and led to Rubiales’ resignation just weeks later.
Although prosecutors sought a prison sentence, Rubiales was ordered to pay a fine and was prohibited from being close to or communicating with Hermoso for a year.
A smiling Jennifer Hermoso of Spain with the FIFA Women’s World Cup winner’s trophy after the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 final match between Spain and England at Stadium Australia on August 20, 2023, in Sydney, Australia. (Joe Prior/Visionhaus via Getty Images)
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The former football boss, 48, has denied kissing Hermoso without his consent. According to his editor, Rubiales claims to be the victim of a “conspiracy of different powers in Spanish public life,” including the Government and “the lucrative world of feminism.”
