Overview
- The former RFEF chief was hit by at least one egg during the Madrid presentation of his memoir, Matar a Rubiales, before rushing toward the attacker.
- Rubiales told media the assailant was his uncle, Luis Rubén, while national police confirmed an arrest but did not verify any family relationship.
- Video from the event shows three eggs thrown and the suspect being restrained and removed as Rubiales left the stage area.
- Officials detained the man on suspicion of property damage, and Rubiales said he initially feared the attacker might be armed.
- The incident unfolded as Rubiales promotes a book alleging a conspiracy against him after his February conviction for sexually assaulting Jenni Hermoso, a ruling he is appealing alongside a three-year FIFA ban.