Overview
- Videos from Spanish media show a man throwing several eggs at Rubiales in Madrid, with one striking his back before he was restrained by bystanders.
- The assailant was quickly subdued and taken away, and Spanish outlet Marca reported that police arrested the suspect.
- Rubiales was quoted by AS saying he was fortunate to be held back because he did not know whether the attacker was armed.
- After the incident, Rubiales claimed the attacker was his uncle, a statement reported by Spanish media that has not been independently confirmed.
- Rubiales was presenting his book, Matar a Rubiales, which outlines his version of the 2023 World Cup kiss case; he remains under a three-year FIFA ban and a February 2025 court conviction that imposed a €10,800 fine and a one-year contact ban with Jennifer Hermoso, upheld on appeal.