Former Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales, accused of trying to downplay a kiss on Jenni Hermoso, is set to testify before a judge on Tuesday.

The former Spanish football federation boss gives evidence at his trial on sexual assault and coercion charges.

Former Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales told a court on Tuesday that Jenni Hermoso gave him consent to kiss her in the aftermath of Spain's Women’s World Cup win in 2023.

Prosecutors are seeking a two-and-a-half-year sentence for former Spanish FA chief Luis Rubiales, who said he made a mistake by kissing Jenni Hermoso after the 2023 Women's World Cup final but denied

Former Spanish soccer federation boss Luis Rubiales told a court on Tuesday that he asked player Jenni Hermoso if he could kiss her before doing so after the World Cup victory in 2023.

Luis Rubiales told a court on Tuesday that player Jenni Hermoso had given her consent for the kiss on the mouth that triggered his trial for sexual assault.

The former head of Spanish football also said that he asked the player if he could kiss her before the incident after the 2023 final.

Spain women’s coach Montse Tomé has told a judge she was not trying to punish Jenni Hermoso by omitting her from the national team in the fallout of the kiss by former soccer federation president Luis Rubiales.

Spanish women's World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso confronted former soccer federation boss Luis Rubiales at his trial on Monday, saying she did not agree to the kiss that triggered a national backlash against sexism in sport.

Hermoso's Spain team-mates Putellas, Paredes and Codina, and one of the forward's friends testified on day four in Madrid

Former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales has told a court that he was "totally sure" player Jenni Hermoso consented to him kissing her.