The former president of the Spanish Football Federation was hit by a man from the audience on a stage in Madrid. Rubiales had to be stopped because he wanted to rush into the room to seek redress. The man who threw the eggs was removed and the presentation continued.
Luis Rubiales more than two years after kissing incident with Jenni Hermoso: ‘I am a victim of an extreme left-wing conspiracy’
It now turns out that it was Rubiales’ uncle who threw the eggs across the room, several Spanish media report. It would be Luis Ruben Rubiales, who is an actor. The football manager and his family are reportedly ‘very divided’. Previously, another uncle, Juan Rubiales, filed a complaint with the Attorney General’s Office for paying for private parties with federal funds.
Afterwards, Rubiales responded to the message that his uncle was the perpetrator. According to Luis Manuel, Luis Ruben is “an unbalanced person” who “doesn’t feel good about himself.” “I didn’t even know who he was, I only found out afterwards because he was masked,” he is quoted by El Mundo.
Kiss after kiss
In February this year, Rubiales was fined 10,800 euros by the judge for the controversial kiss on the mouth that he gave football star Jenni Hermoso in 2023, after Spain had won the World Cup final against England.
Rubiales describes his version of the story of the kiss in his book.