Disgraced ex-Spanish soccer boss pelted with eggs by uncle while promoting book

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Luis Rubiales, the former Spanish soccer federation president who resigned after kissing a player without her consent at the 2023 Women’s World Cup final, was pelted with eggs while on stage promoting his book.

The culprit, who was later arrested by police, was revealed to be Rubiales’ uncle.

Jorge Vilda, Head Coach of Spain (L), with Luis Rubiales, President of Spain's football federation, during the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Final match between Spain and England at Stadium Australia on Aug. 20, 2023, in Sydney, Australia. (Marc Atkins/Getty Images)

The incident was captured on video and showed Rubiales sitting on stage while promoting his 500-page memoir. A man can be seen throwing several eggs in Rubiales’ direction, one hitting him directly in the back. 

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Rubiales charged at the man, but several others stepped in to restrain him. 

Spanish police told The Associated Press that the man, identified as Luis Rubén Rubiales, was arrested. No motive was immediately revealed. The suspect was Rubiales’ uncle and a local actor.

"A man entered who I later saw was my uncle, who is a troubled man, and always has been," Rubiales told reporters, via the AP. "He had some eggs and threw some at me, but I didn’t know what he had in his hands, and when I first saw him I thought he might be carrying a weapon."

The former president of Spain's soccer federation Luis Rubiales sits in a courtroom on the outskirts of Madrid, Monday Feb. 3, 2025, where he goes on trial for his unsolicited kiss on forward Jenni Hermoso.  (Chema Moya, Pool photo via AP, File)

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