The Audiencia Nacional court in Madrid fined Rubiales over 10,000 euros as punishment,the Associated Pressreports.
Prosecutors had sought a one-year prison sentence following the conviction.
Hermoso spoke out about the moment afterward, saying the kiss was unwanted.
Former president of the Spanish football federation Luis Rubiales leaves court on Feb. 13, 2025.Javier Soriano/AFP via Getty Images
I do not tolerate my word being questioned and much less that they invent words I never said.
Even in court, he reiterated that he believed the kiss was consensual.
I am absolutely sure that she gave me her permission, Rubiales said in testimony.
In that moment it was something completely spontaneous.
