The head of the Spanish Football Federation apologized Monday for kissing a soccer player on the lips after her team won the Women’s World Cup on Sunday, provoking near-immediate condemnation ...

Jenni Hermoso testified Monday that an unsolicited kiss by the former leader of Spain’s soccer federation in the moments after her team won the World Cup in 2023 “stained one of the happiest ...

World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso has confronted Spain’s former football federation boss Luis Rubiales in court, saying she did not agree to the kiss that has led to his trial on assault and ...

Rubiales is accused of sexual assault and coercion for allegedly trying to downplay the kiss that sparked outrage in Spain, and marred the celebrations of the team's first World Cup title.

Luis Rubiales testified in court Tuesday that soccer star Jenni Hermoso gave him permission to kiss her after Spain’s victory in the 2023 World Cup final in Sydney. Rubiales, the former ...

The controversies did not stop Spain from winning this year’s World Cup. But the sudden kiss added another dimension to the women’s victory. In a live video posted on Instagram and shared on ...

How important was it to include the years leading up to the World Cup in this film? I think it’s impossible to understand that kiss if you don’t understand the circumstances behind it.