Former coach Vilda denies pressure on Hermoso to downplay kiss after Women's World Cup final

Former coach Vilda denies pressure on Hermoso to downplay Rubiales’ kiss after Women’s World Cup final

Jorge Vilda, the former coach of Spain women’s football team, told a judge on Wednesday that ex-football federation president Luis Rubiales did not ask him to put pressure on Jenni Hermoso.

Former coach Vilda denies pressure on Hermoso to downplay kiss after Women's World Cup final

Jorge Vilda, the former coach of Spain women’s soccer team, has told a judge that ex-soccer federation president Luis Rubiales did not ask him to put pressure on Jenni Hermoso following the outcry that erupted after Rubiales kissed the player

Spain's former coach Jorge Vilda says he sought to downplay Rubiales kiss

MADRID (Reuters) - Former Spain women's soccer coach Jorge Vilda told a court on Wednesday that he attempted to persuade player Jenni Hermoso to downplay the kiss on the mouth his boss Luis Rubiales gave her at the 2023 World Cup but denied he had tried to strong-arm her. Read full story

Vilda says he sought to downplay Rubiales kiss

Former Spain women's coach Jorge Vilda told a court on Wednesday that he attempted to persuade player Jenni Hermoso to downplay the kiss on the mouth his boss Luis Rubiales gave her at the 2023 World Cup but denied he had tried to strong-arm her.

The former selector, who faces a one-year prison sentence, denies that he would warn him of possible professional and personal consequences if he did not agree to his claims that the player would publicly go out and downplay the kiss.

Former selector Jorge Vilda has testified as a witness on the last day of the trial against Luis Rubiales for the unconscionable kiss to player Jennifer Hermoso after the World Cup final. Rubiales faces two and a half years in prison for a crime of sexual assault and coercion. Petition that the Prosecutor maintains after raising his conclusions as definitive in the final straight of the trial. Vilda has assured that he spoke with the family of H…