Exclusive: Police say a report has not been received about ex-Spanish football president but if one is ‘officers will liaise with international authorities and assist where required’
Police in Sydney say they are willing to work with Spanish authorities and assist with an investigation “where required” if they receive a report over Luis Rubiales grabbing and kissing midfielder Jenni Hermoso during last month’s Women’s World Cup.
Rubiales on Monday resigned as the head of Spain’s football federation after almost a month of controversy over the incident at Stadium Australia in Sydney on 20 August that was watched live by millions of football fans around the world.
The Spanish football boss earlier dismissed critics of his actions as “idiots and stupid people” before he was provisionally suspended by Fifa.
Spanish prosecutors in late August launched a preliminary investigation into whether Rubiales’s unsolicited kiss could constitute sexual assault and Hermoso later made a criminal complaint with them accusing him of sexual assault.
NSW police on Monday said they were ready to assist if a report was lodged.
