Women’s World Cup winner Jennifer Hermoso has said that an unwanted kiss from former Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales “tainted the happiest day of my life” on the first day of his trial in Madrid.

Spanish World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso was due to testify on Monday in the trial of former soccer federation boss Luis Rubiales over a kiss that triggered a national Me Too moment.

Footballer Jenni Hermoso said Luis Rubiales was “disrespectful” when he kissed her after Spain’s 2023 World Cup victory and had “tainted one of the happiest days of my life”, a Madrid court heard on Monday.