Explosive Revelations: Former Spain Women's Coach Jorge Vilda Embroiled in High-Stakes Luis Rubiales Court Case

Former Spain women's soccer coach Jorge Vilda, Spanish national team director Albert Luque, and Rubén Rivera, the marketing director of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), have been called to testify as suspects in the case against Luis Rubiales, the former president of the RFEF, according to a statement from Spain's National Court on Wednesday.

Rubiales is currently being investigated for "sexual assault and coercion" following allegations made by Spanish prosecutors after his unwanted kiss on La Roja star Jennifer Hermoso following Spain's victory in the Women's World Cup final in August.

Luis Rubiales has stepped down from his post as president of the Spanish soccer federation following weeks of backlash.

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Luis Rubiales resigns as Spanish soccer president following unwanted kiss with World Cup winner Jennifer Hermoso

Former women's national team coach Jorge Vilda, men's national team director Albert Luque, and RFEF marketing director Rubén Rivera have been summoned by the judge of the National Court Francisco de Jorge to testify as suspects in the case on October 10, according to a statement from the court.

"The judge has decided to change Luque and Rivera status from witnesses to suspects."

CNN has reached out to RFEF and Vilda for comment on the news but did not immediately receive a response.

According to the court, Patricia Perez, the press manager of the women's team, along with Miguel Garcia Caba, the former director of integrity at RFEF, are scheduled to give their testimony on Thursday. RFEF has not disclosed the reason behind Caba's dismissal, even though he was fired from his position on Friday.

Spain and Sweden players join together for a protest before their match earier this month.

On September 15, Rubiales attended court as summoned by de Jorge to assist in the ongoing investigation into potential charges of sexual assault and coercion against him.

The Spanish Prosecutors' office stated that Rubiales responded to the judge's questions and denied the charges presented by all parties.

Subsequently, the judge issued a restraining order to Rubiales, prohibiting him from approaching Hermoso within a 200-meter radius and from communicating with her while the court's investigation is ongoing.

Vilda and the others have been named as suspects amidst the Spain women's national team's efforts to recover from the incident that overshadowed their World Cup celebrations.

Following the tournament, the team has emerged victorious in both of its Women's Nations League matches, triumphing over Sweden and Switzerland in the previous week.

However, despite their call-up to the national team, numerous players declined to participate until RFEF implemented substantial and comprehensive reforms.

After intensive discussions involving the federation and the Spanish government, the majority of the 23 chosen players, specifically 21 of them, ultimately acquiesced to play the scheduled matches once RFEF promised to promptly overhaul its organizational framework.