A man has been arrested after throwing eggs at former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales during a book launch event on Thursday.
The former Spanish FA president, who has been banned from football by FIFA for three years after being convicted of s£xual ass@ult in the wake of 2023 Women’s World Cup ‘Kissgate’ scandal, was presenting his new book Matar a Rubiales (Killing Rubiales) in Madrid when the attack occurred.
Viral footage shared on social media showed a protester at the book launch hurling at least three eggs at Rubiales, who leapt off his seat and appeared to charge at the attacker before being held back by security.
Disgraced former Spanish FA President Luis Rubiales was pelted with eggs during the official launch of his book “Matar a Rubiales” today.
The culprit? His uncle, Luis Rubiales. pic.twitter.com/8LSjQCJTgU
— Zach Lowy (@ZachLowy) November 13, 2025
One egg struck Rubiales on the back of his jacket as he tried to take evasive action, while another hit the Spaniard on his hand as he tried to swat it away.
Spanish outlet AS has claimed that the aggressor is his own uncle Luis Ruben Rubiales, amid reports that the chief and his family are ‘very divided’.
The attacker was arrested by police outside the building and has not yet been named by authorities.
Rubiales, 48, was found guilty of kissing Spain women’s star Jenni Hermoso without consent after his country’s World Cup final triumph over England in 2023.
The disgraced chief, who saw his appeal dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in February, was ordered to pay more than 10,000 euros (£8,942) in fines and was prohibited from getting within 200 meters of Hermoso or communicating with her for a year.
Prosecutors were seeking two and a half years in prison against Rubiales for s£xual ass@ult for the forced kiss and for allegedly coercing Hermoso to downplay the incident.
Rubiales avoided a custodial sentence and was acquitted on the charge of coercion, but is barred from working in football until after the men’s 2026 World Cup.
Three weeks after the ‘Kissgate’ incident, he resigned from his role as RFEF (Royal Spanish Football Federation) president, insisting that he was the victim of a ‘witch hunt’ by ‘false feminists.’
Speaking at the launch event, Rubiales revealed he is ‘feeling strong and very good’ and is ‘delighted’ with the response his book has received so far.
‘It shows that people are beginning to disbelieve fake news,’ he added, referring to the ‘Kissgate’ scandal.
‘In this country I’m not sure what percentage of people would throw eggs at me and what percentage flowers because I’m one of the few people who dares to tell the truth, which is the reason for this book.’
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