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Luis Rubiales, former Spaniard football The federation president, who resigned after kissing a player without her consent at the 2023 Women's World Cup final, was pelted with eggs while promoting his book on stage.
It turned out that the culprit, who was later arrested by the police, was Rubiales' uncle.
Jorge Vilda, head coach of the Spanish national team (L), with Luis Rubiales, President of the Spanish Football Federation, during the final match of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand between Spain and England at Stadium Australia on August 20, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Mark Atkins/Getty Images)
The incident was captured on video and shows Rubiales sitting on stage promoting his 500-page memoir. The man is seen throwing several eggs towards Rubiales, one of which hits him directly in the back.
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Rubiales lunged at the man, but several others intervened to hold him back.
Spanish police told the Associated Press that a man named Luis Ruben Rubiales had been arrested. No motive was immediately revealed. The suspect turned out to be Rubiales' uncle and a local actor.
“The man who came in, who I later saw, was my uncle, who has always been a troubled man,” Rubiales told reporters, via the AP. “He had some eggs and he threw them at me, but I didn't know what he had in his hands and when I first saw him I thought he might be armed with a weapon.”
Former Spanish Football Federation President Luis Rubiales sits in a courtroom on the outskirts of Madrid on Monday, February 3, 2025, where he is on trial for an unwanted kiss with striker Jenny Hermoso. (Chema Moya, pool photo via AP, file)
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In February, Rubiales was found guilty of sexually assaulting Spanish soccer player Jenny Hermoso after he kissed her without her consent following the 2023 Women's World Cup final. The controversy overshadowed the Spanish title and led to Rubiales' resignation just weeks later.
Although prosecutors sought prison time, Rubiales was ordered to pay a fine and banned from being near or communicating with Hermoso for a year.
A smiling Jennifer Hermoso of Spain holds the FIFA Women's World Cup winner's trophy after the final match of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand between Spain and England at Stadium Australia on August 20, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Joe Pryor/Visionhaus via Getty Images)
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The 48-year-old former football executive denies kissing Hermoso without her consent. According to the publisher, Rubiales claims to be the victim of a “conspiracy among various forces in Spanish public life,” including the government and the “lucrative world of feminism.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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