De La Fuente ‘Unaware’ Of Forced Kiss Scandal Backlash
Spain coach Luis de la Fuente on Tuesday told the forced kiss trial of ex-football federation chief Luis Rubiales that he initially knew nothing of the scandal’s scale or efforts to silence it. Rubiales provoked worldwide outrage for the kiss on Jenni Hermoso after she had just helped Spain beat England in the 2023 Women’s World Cup final in Australia. The scandal forced Rubiales to resign in disgrace that year and has made Hermoso an icon of the fight against macho culture and sexism in sport. Prosecutors are seeking two and a half years in prison for Rubiales, one year for sexual assault for the forced kiss and 18 months for allegedly coercing Hermoso, 34, to downplay the incident. Rubiales, 47, has called the kiss an innocuous “peck between friends celebrating” and denied any coercion.
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