San Fernando de Henares, Spain - February 06, 2025 Three Spanish women's national team players confirmed in court on Thursday that Luis Rubiales' team asked Jenni Hermoso on several occasions to say publicly that she had consented to the kiss the former head of the Spanish Football Federation gave her.

The brother of Jenni Hermoso and one of her teammates have told a judge there were attempts to pressure the player into downplaying the unsolicited kiss by former Spanish federation president Luis Rubiales in the awards presentation ceremony following the 2023 Women’s World Cup.

Members of Spain's women's national team have testified in a Madrid court this week as the trial over Luis Rubiales' forced kiss on Jenni Hermoso at the 2023 Women's World Cup final begins. Rubiales,

The kiss sparked widespread outrage in society beyond football, and ignited one of the most embarrassing scandals in the history of Spanish soccer.

She was exhausted' - Spain players testify on how Jenni Hermoso was pressured to back Luis Rubiales over kiss incident