Spanish judge wants ex-soccer boss Rubiales to stand trial in kiss case

The former football federation chief planted a kiss on player Jenni Hermoso's lips after Spain's victory in the Women's World Cup.

An investigating judge has proposed Luis Rubiales should be tried over his kiss on the lips of Spain midfielder Jennifer Hermoso during the Women's World Cup final medal ceremony last year. Picture: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.

A Spanish High Court judge proposed on Thursday that former football federation chief Luis Rubiales stand trial over the kiss he planted on player Jenni Hermoso's lips after Spain's victory in the Women's World Cup.

The court said in a statement that the judge, Francisco de Jorge, also sought a trial for former women's team coach Jorge Vilda, as well as Albert Luque, the men's team's sport director, and Ruben Rivera, the federation's marketing chief, for pressuring Hermoso to say the kiss was consensual.