Overview
- The event at Espacio Eventize on Madrid’s Maria de Molina Street was interrupted when a man threw three eggs during an on‑stage interview.
- Video shows Rubiales leaping up and moving toward the assailant before security and audience members restrained the man.
- National police confirmed an arrest at the scene but did not verify a family link to Rubiales.
- Rubiales identified the alleged attacker as his uncle, naming him as Luis Rubén in radio and press comments.
- His 500‑page book, Matar a Rubiales, promotes his version of events following his conviction for kissing Jenni Hermoso without consent, a court fine, a one‑year restraining order, and a three‑year FIFA ban; his lawyer has signaled a planned Supreme Court appeal.