Five days after resigning as Spain’s football chief, Luis Rubiales is due in court Friday on sexual assault charges over forcibly kissing women’s World Cup player Jenni Hermoso. The global furore over the incident all but eclipsed the victory celebrations for Spain’s World Cup champions. – ‘100% non sexual’ – After three weeks of refusing to resign over the kiss, Rubiales, who was suspended by FIFA on August 26, stood down late on Sunday but continued to insist the kiss was consensual in a TV interview with Britain’s Piers Morgan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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