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Disgraced former Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales facing two-and-a-half years in prison over Jenni Hermoso kiss scandal

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The former Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president grabbed and kissed Hermoso following Spain's Women's World Cup final win against England last year. Hermoso denied giving Rubiales consent and he was <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/luis-rubiales-appeal-fifa-three-year-ban-rfef-president-jenni-hermoso-kiss-scandal/blt52f2ce9c88d3e54a" target="_blank">subsequently suspended by FIFA</a> and was replaced at the head of the governing body, despite <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/jenni-hermoso-lying-luis-rubiales-denial-women-world-cup-final-sexual-assault-rfef-president-judges-no-crime/bltc6add19869dcd8a6" target="_blank">protesting his innocence</a> and <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/consensual-spanish-fa-chief-luis-rubiales-refuses-resign-kissing-womens-world-cup-winner-jenni-hermoso-hits-false-feminism/bltc882d01d74398dcf" target="_blank">refusing to step down</a>.

WHAT HAPPENED?

The prosecutors' office in Spain has now requested he serve one year in prison for sexual assault and another 18 months for a charge of coercion. The request also calls for him to be prohibited from contacting Hermoso or coming within a 200-metre radius of her for four years.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Rubiales is not the only figure facing jail time. RFEF directors Albert Luque and Ruben Rivera and then-Spain women head coach Jorge Vilda are also facing a year-and-a-half in prison for coercion, having allegedly attempted to convince Hermoso to calm tensions around the president. Furthermore, Rubiales must compensate Hermoso with €50,000 for the alleged crime of sexual assault, while he and the other three individuals will also have to pay her another €50,000 for coercion.

DID YOU KNOW?

The charge related to the Hermoso incident is not the only legal trouble Rubiales currently faces. A <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/luis-rubiales-breaks-silence-former-spanish-fa-president-house-raided-amid-saudi-corruption-investigation/blt695a7022516ddf83" target="_blank">warrant for his arrest has been issued</a> following allegations of corruption regarding a deal with Saudi Arabia.

WHAT NEXT?

Disgraced former Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales facing two-and-a-half years in prison over Jenni Hermoso kiss scandal | Goal.com South Africa

Spanish prosecutors have requested a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence for Luis Rubiales as punishment for kissing Jenni Hermoso without consent.