Spanish court includes former women’s soccer coach Vilda in probe over Rubiales kiss

The investigating judge at Spain’s High Court has expanded the scope of a sexual assault probe over the allegedly non-consensual kiss on women’s national team player Jenni Hermoso to include Jorge Vilda, the squad’s former coach, the court said on Wednesday.

Judge Francisco de Jorge is investigating whether the kiss by soccer federation RFEF’s former chief Luis Rubiales during the medal ceremony after Spain’s World Cup victory on Aug. 20 – and his alleged subsequent efforts to pressure Hermoso to say it was consensual – constitute sexual abuse and coercion. Read More