Spain boss Tome denies ‘punishing’ Hermoso after forced kiss

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Spain manager Montse Tome on Monday denied “punishing” Jenni Hermoso by dropping her after ex-football federation chief Luis Rubiales forcibly kissed her at the 2023 Women’s World Cup final.

Rubiales will testify on Tuesday in a trial viewed as a case against macho culture and sexism in sport after the kiss in Australia sparked a worldwide scandal.

Prosecutors are seeking two and a half years in prison for Rubiales, one year for sexual assault for the forced kiss and 18 months for allegedly coercing Hermoso, 34, to downplay the incident.

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Rubiales, 47, has called the kiss a “peck between friends celebrating” and denied any coercion.