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Former Spanish soccer boss Rubiales egged by uncle at book presentation
Luis Rubiales was attacked by his uncle with eggs during a book launch in Madrid; Rubiales was convicted of sexual assault and banned by FIFA earlier this year.
- On Thursday at a Madrid book launch, former president of the Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales was pelted with three eggs, reportedly by his uncle Luis Ruben Rubiales.
- The book revisits the World Cup incident that led to his fall and last month, publishers teased Matar a Rubiales, where Luis Rubiales blames a conspiracy and 'armchair feminists' after kissing Jenni Hermoso.
- Video footage shows three eggs being thrown, with at least one hitting Rubiales as he spun to avoid at least two and one splattered on a nearby screen.
- Police said the suspect was arrested after the incident, with security staff and members of the audience restraining Luis Rubiales and the assailant before the latter was detained outside the venue.
- Rubiales remains under legal and sporting sanctions after being found guilty earlier this year, fined €10,800 , receiving a FIFA three-year ban, and appealing to Spain's Supreme Court.
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Los Angeles TimesBy JOSEPH WILSON BARCELONA (AP) — Luis Rubiales was attacked with eggs thrown by his own uncle when the former head of the football federation of Spain presented a book of memories on Thursday night, recounting his fall after kissing a female player at the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Rubiales was sitting on a stool on a low stage when he jumped up and turned quickly trying to avoid three eggs that threw him. One impacted on the back of his dark jack…
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The former president of the Spanish Football Association, Luis Rubiales, presented his new book in Madrid on Thursday when a man threw several eggs at him. It turned out that the attacker was his own uncle.
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