Spain forward Jenni Hermoso says that the guilty verdict given to Luis Rubiales for his unsolicited kiss after the 2023 Women’s World Cup final sets an “important precedent” for society and women’s rights.

Luis Rubiales, the disgraced former president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, was found guilty in a Madrid court on Thursday of sexually assaulting Spain player Jenni Hermoso when he forcibly kissed her at the 2023 Women's World Cup final.

Spanish prosecutors had sought a prison sentence for former football chief Luis Rubiales, who last week insisted in court that he was absolutely sure Jenni Hermoso had consented before he kissed her.

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Spain international Jenni Hermoso said Saturday the ordeal sparked by the forcible kiss from disgraced former Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales is finally "over". Rubiales was also acquitted of coercion,

Jenni Hermoso is set to lodge an appeal after former Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales was found guilty of sexual assault but not guilty of coercion

Prosecutors had sought a prison term for ex football chief Luis Rubiales for assault and coercion against Jenni Hermoso.