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'Kissgate' scandal former Spanish FA boss Luis Rubiales wants his daughters and a lip reader to testify on his behalf at his upcoming sex assault trial. The 46-year-old father-of-three has included his two eldest daughters on the list of witnesses he intends calling to the stand in a bid to avoid conviction and a possible two-and-a-half year prison sentence. Rubiales named them in his bid to shame women critics he dubbed "false feminists" in the fallout from the kiss he gave footballer Jenni Hermoso on the lips at the end of Spain's Women's World Cup final win against England last August in Sydney.

Jenni Hermoso, a Spanish soccer player, has accused Luis Rubiales of sexual harassment for kissing her on the lips without her permission in the Women's World Cup final, according to the country's prosecutors' office. After Spain defeated England to win the championship in Sydney, Australia, Rubiales, the now-suspended president of the Spanish soccer federation, kissed Hermoso on the lips during the awards ceremony. Rubiales has maintained that the kiss was consensual. Hermoso has denied it. She also said that the federation had compelled her family to show her love for Rubiales right away in the immediate aftermath of her team's victory.

The controversies surrounding Spain's 1-0 victory over England in Australia, with Rubiales facing backlash after he said she didn't like' the kiss. He was summoned right away and resigned within a short time. Rubiales, 45, had been part of the prestigious naming line for the event and stood alongside, or near, Spain's Queen Letizia and FIFA president Gianni Infantino. Each of the players' hands were shaken and cheeks kissed. Rubiales, on the other hand, swept Hermoso into a long hug before clutching the sides of her face and extending her kiss on the cheek. He appeared to defend his conduct at first, but then, in a video address released following condemnation from top politicians, he admitted to making a mistake. Sanchez, the government's acting leader, believes that the remark was "not appropriate" and has asked Rubiales to more clarify his unpopular behavior.

La Roja landed back in Madrid on Monday night, a day after Spain's women's team took the World Cup home for the first time ever. Rubiales, 45, was seen hugging the top-flight defender. Carmona, 23, only learned of her father's death after the final on Sunday. While he passed away last Friday, her family reportedly decided not to tell her so that she could wholly focus on the match

Since footage of him appearing to grab his testicles in a obscene gesture next to Queen Letizia and her 16-year-old daughter Sofia (left), Spanish Football Association president Luis Rubiales is facing criticism today. During Spain's 1-0 win over England, the soccer chief caused controversies by kissing World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso on the lips (right). The 45-year-old's kiss, which Hermoso admitted after the match she hadn't liked, was an act of "sexual violence." In a stinging attack on Rubiales, Irene Montero, the country's acting Equality Minister, said: 'We shouldn't assume that kissing someone without their permission is something that happens.' It's a form of sexual abuse that women suffer regularly and so clearly that we are unable to normalize.'

According to the government, the bill, which passed by 185 votes in favour to 154 against, is aimed at cracking a taboo. Only in a handful of countries around the globe are currently offering menstrual leave, including Japan, Indonesia, and Zambia. 'It's a historic day for feminist change,' Equality Minister Irene Montero tweeted ahead of the election. Employees suffering period pain can take as much time off as they need, not employers - who decides who pays the bill.

In a first for a European country, Spain has passed legislation allowing girls aged 16 and 17 to attend abortions without parental consent and giving state-funded paid leave to women suffering from painful periods. By the Spanish parliament on Thursday, the sexual and reproductive health law was enacted. 'These innovations give us the opportunity to exercise sovereignty over our bodies, with the state recognizing the full citizenship of more than half of the population,' Equality Minister Irene Montero told lawmakers before the vote, which was passed with a 190-154 majority and five abstentions.' The country's leftist coalition government had introduced the bill in May, which had been criticized by anti-abortion activists and the Catholic Church, with the intention of guaranteeing abortion coverage and destigmatizing menstrual health.

The Briton, 69, appeared in court yesterday where a judge ruled he should remain in detention while police investigate his wife's death outside their Mazarron home.

Since the country's Supreme Court upturned a contentious decision excluding a group of men who gang assaulted an 18-year-old woman at the bull-running festival in Pamplona in 2016, Spain's reformed criminal code now refers to sex without explicit permission. Two of the men caught the assault, during which the woman is shown silent and passive, a charge that the judges dismissed as consent, implying only with'sexual assault.' As a result of the absence of violence or coercion, such an offence carried lighter sentences, but no longer exists in the updated criminal code. The initial verdict sparked widespread demonstrations calling for change.