Spain, Rubiales and Vilda

Spain's former coach Jorge Vilda says he sought to downplay Rubiales kiss
Former Spain women's soccer coach Jorge Vilda told a court on Wednesday that he attempted to persuade player Jenni Hermoso to downplay the kiss on the mouth his boss Luis Rubiales gave her at the 2023 World Cup but denied he had tried to strong-arm her.
Former coach Vilda denies pressure on Hermoso to downplay kiss after Women's World Cup final
Jorge Vilda, the former coach of Spain women’s soccer team, told a judge on Wednesday that ex-soccer federation president Luis Rubiales did not ask him to put pressure on Jenni Hermoso following the outcry that erupted after Rubiales kissed the player.
Ex-Spain coach testifies he sought to downplay Rubiales kiss
Former Spain women's coach Jorge Vilda told a court on Wednesday that he attempted to persuade player Jenni Hermoso to downplay the kiss on the mouth his boss Luis Rubiales gave her at the 2023 World Cup but denied he had tried to strong-arm her.
Spain: Former coach of Spanish women's national team arrives at Rubiales trial
San Fernando de Henares, Spain - After the statement of Luis Rubiales in the trial for the kiss he gave Jenni Hermoso at the end of the final of the 2023 World Cup, this Wednesday comes the turn of the then coach of the women's national team and two other former executives of the Federation accused of coercing the player to say that she consented.
Spain women's coach says she was not punishing Hermoso by omitting her after the Rubiales kiss
Spain women's coach Montse Tomé has told a judge she was not trying to punish Jenni Hermoso by omitting her from the national team in the fallout of the kiss by former soccer federation president Luis Rubiales.
Luis Rubiales trial: Prosecution say Rubiales enforced ‘code of silence’ after kissing Hermoso at World Cup
The prosecuting lawyer in the trial of Luis Rubiales says he enforced “a code of silence” among those in senior roles at the ...
Luis Rubiales trial: Spain women’s coach Montse Tome did not know sexual violence protocol existed
The head coach of the Spain women’s team says she was unaware a sexual violence protocol existed at the Spanish football ...
Rubiales tells judge that Hermoso gave him consent for a kiss after 2023 Women's World Cup
Former Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales reiterated before a judge on Tuesday that forward Jenni Hermoso gave ...
Luis Rubiales’ lawyer: Jenni Hermoso ‘not liking’ kiss ‘does not mean she did not give consent’
Olga Tubau made the argument as part of her closing comments in Rubiales' trial for sexual assault and coercion. He denies ...
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Luis Rubiales trial: Jorge Vilda alleged pressuring revealed, Misa Rodriguez backs up statements
As per MD, he revealed that Jorge Vilda, former head coach of Spain’s women’s team, had approached him in the aftermath of the incident, and he claimed that Vilda had pressured him to play ...
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Spanish teammate tells court Hermoso was pressured to downplay unsolicited Rubiales kiss
Rafael Hermoso said in court that former women’s national team coach Jorge Vilda asked him to tell Jenni to record a video together with the former president to show she was OK with the kiss.
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Hermoso's teammate and brother say in court the Spain player was pressured to downplay Rubiales kiss
Rafael Hermoso said in court that former women’s national team coach Jorge Vilda asked him to tell Jenni to record a video together with the former president to show she was OK with the kiss.
Luis Rubiales testifies in Jenni Hermoso case: Denies sexual assault and coercion
Former RFEF President Luis Rubiales admitted that he had perhaps not been as professional as he should have during the 2023 ...