Overview
- An audience member threw three eggs at Rubiales during a public interview at the launch of his book on Madrid’s María de Molina Street.
- Security intervened as Rubiales moved toward the assailant, and police detained a suspect outside the venue.
- Rubiales later told Radio Marca he moved to confront the person because he feared the individual might be armed.
- He was found guilty of sexual assault earlier this year and fined over €10,000, his High Court appeal was rejected in June, and his lawyer has said he will take the case to the Supreme Court.
- The former Spanish federation president resigned in 2023 after the World Cup incident and is serving a three-year FIFA ban.