It's Over: The Trial of Luis Rubiales

Full Time with Meg Linehan: A show about women's soccer

The Athletic

News, Soccer, Sports News, Sports

4.8 • 756 Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

In August 2023, on the pitch in Sydney, Australia, Spanish forward Jenni Hermoso's life changed. But not in the way it should have.In a moment that became more widely known as "The Kiss" former Spanish Football Federation President Luis Rubiales, grabbed Hermoso's face and planted a kiss on her lips. It became front page news around the world.In February 2025, Rubiales went on trial for one count of sexual assault and one of coercion. If he was found guilty of both counts, the prosecution was asking for a two and a half year prison sentence.In the end, following a two week trial, Rubiales was found guilty of sexual assault but not guilty of coercion. So, how did we get to this ruling? Meg Linehan guides you through the full story, with the help of The Athletic's Spanish reporters, from the pitch in Sydney, to the hills of south Spain, over to the court room of Madrid. And ultimately ask one question, se acabó? Is it over? ______________________________ Credits Host: Meg Linehan. Contributors: Dermot Corrigan, Guillermo Rai, Laia Cervello and Tomas Hill Lopez-Menchero. Producer: Theo Lloyd-Hughes Executive Producers: Abi Paterson and Emily Olsen Featuring footage from: ABC News, Sky Sports, Al Jazeera, The Independent, Sky News, France 24 English, Fox, Jenni Hermoso Instagram, RFEF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:33.2	I felt disrespected. It was a moment that tainted one of the happiest days of my life.
1:44.1	Those were the words of Jennifer Hermoso, as she testified in a Madrid courtroom It was a moment that tainted one of the happiest days of my life.
1:46.0	Those were the words of Jennifer Hermoso,
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1:50.9	the former head of the Spanish Football Federation.
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