Luis Rubiales forcibly kissed Jennifer Hermoso on the lips after the country’s national team won the 2023 Women’s World Cup.

MADRID (AP) — Former Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales was found guilty Thursday of sexually assaulting player Jenni Hermoso for kissing her after the 2023 Women’s World Cup final, an incident that overshadowed Spain’s first world title in women’s soccer and sparked debate about sexism in the sport.

Spanish soccer star Jenni Hermoso won a version of justice Thursday when Luis Rubiales, the former head of Spain’s soccer federation, was found guilty of sexual assault after kissing her forcibly on the lips on live TV following Spain’s Women’s World Cup win in 2023 in Australia.