Luis Rubiales will stand trial for alleged sexual assault and coercion over his kiss on Jenni Hermoso after the 2023 Women’s World Cup final.
Former Spain head coach Jorge Vilda, now in charge of the Morocco women’s national team, will also stand trial over alleged coercion, along with former sporting director of the men’s national team and ex Newcastle United striker Albert Luque and the Spanish Football Federation’s (RFEF) former head of marketing Ruben Rivera.
The Athletic reported in January the judge investigating Rubiales’ potential charges had recommended the case go to trial, and National Court (Audencia Nacional) judge Francisco de Jorge has now ordered the opening of the trial.
The court has set a bail of €65,000 for Rubiales, 46, to cover “civil liberties” for the sexual assault charge, to be paid within 24 hours.
An additional bail of €65,000 has been set for the charge of coercion to be paid jointly between Vilda, Luque and Rivera.
A statement from the National Court read: “The National Court judge Francisco de Jorge has ordered the opening of the oral trial of the former president of the Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, for the non-consensual kiss of the Spanish national team player Jennifer Hermoso after the World Cup final in Sydney…
 former head of marketing Ruben Rivera. The Athletic reported in January the judge investigating Rubiales’ potential charges had recommended...){kind=link}