Jorge Vilda, the former coach of Spain women’s soccer team, has told a judge that ex-soccer federation president Luis Rubiales did not ask him to put pressure on Jenni Hermoso following the outcry that erupted after Rubiales kissed the player.

A lip-reading expert has told the Madrid court where Luis Rubiales is on trial for alleged sexual assault that the former Spanish football federation president asked Jenni Hermoso for permission before giving her the kiss that led to him losing his job.