Jorge Vilda, the former coach of Spain women’s soccer team, has told a judge that ex-soccer federation president Luis Rubiales did not ask him to put pressure on Jenni Hermoso following the outcry that erupted after Rubiales kissed the player.

Rubiales, who took the stand on Tuesday, denies charges of sexual assault and coercion, insisting the kiss was consensual, while Hermoso said it was not.

Former RFEF President Luis Rubiales admitted that he had perhaps not been as professional as he should have during the 2023 World Cup celebrations, but denied sexually assaulting Jenni Hermoso and