Members of Spain's women's national team have testified in a Madrid court this week as the trial over Luis Rubiales' forced kiss on Jenni Hermoso at the 2023 Women's World Cup final begins.

Spain's women's World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso has testified against the former Spanish soccer federation president.

Former Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales has reiterated before a judge that forward Jenni Hermoso gave him consent for a kiss at the 2023 Women’s World Cup final presentation ceremony

Former Spanish soccer federation boss Luis Rubiales told a court on Tuesday that player Jenni Hermoso had given her consent for him kiss her in the aftermath of the Spain women's World Cup victory in 2023.

Spain women’s coach Montse Tomé told a judge Monday 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.

Luis Rubiales and the other three defendants accused of trying to downplay the kiss by the former president of the Spanish soccer federation on player Jenni Hermoso at the 2023 Women’s World Cup final presentation ceremony are set to testify before a judge on Tuesday.

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. Rubiales is accused of sexual assault for kissing the striker on the lips during the on-pitch celebrations in 2023,