Former Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales detained and released by authorities in Madrid

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Disgraced former Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) President Luis Rubiales was detained and released after questioning upon arriving in Madrid from an international flight, according to Spain’s Civil Guard.

Disgraced former Royal Spanish Football Federation President Luis Rubiales was detained and released after questioning upon arriving in Madrid from an international flight, according to Spain’s Civil Guard. A Civil Guard spokesperson confirmed to CNN that Rubiales was detained this morning after landing at the Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport on a commercial flight from the Dominican Republic.

Rubiales was released after testifying at the airport’s Terminal 4 Civil Guard unit, Civil Guard said. He will now wait to be summoned before the court. CNN has reached out to Rubiales’ lawyers for comment. In March, Spanish prosecutors sought a prison term of two years and six months for Rubiales’ unwanted kiss to star forward Jennifer Hermoso after Spain’s World Cup victory.

 

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