Spain’s World Cup-winner Jenni Hermoso testified against the country’s former FA president Luis Rubiales in court earlier today, January 2.

During the said incident, Rubiales, who was then the Spanish FA president, held Hermoso’s head and kissed her on the lips after Spain’s 1-0 win over England in the Women’s World Cup final in Sydney on August 20, 2023.

Investigating judge Francisco de Jorge banned him from approaching Jenni Hermoso within 200 meters last September after prosecutors opened an investigation into the incident.

During her two-and-a-half-hour testimony earlier today, Hermoso, reportedly told the judge that the kiss was “unexpected and at no time consensual”.

On the other hand, Rubiales has always maintained that the kiss was a “consensual peck,” despite that, he was forced to resign as president of the Spanish Football Federation.

“All is in the hands of justice, that’s all I can say,” Jenni Hermoso told reporters after the court hearing.