Former president of the Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, has lost an appeal against his sexual assault conviction.
In February 2024, Rubiales was fined €10,800 (£9,206) for kissing captain Jenni Hermoso without her consent after the team won the 2023 World Cup.
The fine was upheld by a Spanish appeals court and also dismissed in a separate appeal from prosecutors, who had sought a retrial and pushed for jail sentence.
Rubiales denied the sexual assault charge, describing the kiss as an "act of affection "and "completely spontaneous " The Spanish National Court ruled that the kiss between Luis Rubiales and Jennifer Hermoso was not consensual, noting that Hermoso had objected it from the start.
