Women's World Cup kiss-gate star Jenni Hermoso is summoned to testify in court later this month as investigation into Luis Rubiales for alleged sexual assault and coercion continues

The judge leading an investigation into Luis Rubiales for alleged sexual assault and coercion has summoned footballer Jenni Hermoso to testify later this month.  

Spanish international Hermoso was caught up in controversy moments after winning the Women's World Cup in Australia when she was subjected to a kiss on the lips from Rubiales, the then-head of the Spanish FA (RFEF).

Rubiales, who later resigned and has since been banned from all football-related activity for three years, kissed Hermoso on the lips while she was collecting her winner's medal. He insisted the kiss was consensual.

Now, Francisco de Jorge, judge of the National Court in Spain, has called on Hermoso to testify on November 28 about the post-final kiss.  

A restraining order was served to Rubiales in September and he is currently banned from being within 200 metres of Hermoso, 33.

As well as Rubiales, former Spain women's manager Jorge Vilda, Albert Luque, director of the Spain's men's team, and the Spanish FA's marketing director are also under investigation for allegedly putting pressure on Hermoso.

World football's governing body FIFA  had initially banned Rubiales for 90 day before escalating to a three-year suspension at the end of October.

A FIFA statement read: 'The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has banned Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Spanish Football Association (RFEF), from all football-related activities at national and international levels for three years, having found that he acted in breach of article 13 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code.'

Multiple figures across Spanish football have been summoned to provide evidence, including Hermoso's team-mate and two-time Ballon d'Or winner Alexis Putellas. 

Prosecutors presented the lawsuit to Spain's National Court in Madrid two days after Hermoso formally accused Rubiales of sexual assault. 

According to a sexual consent law passed last year, Rubiales could face a fine or a prison sentence of one to four years if found guilty of sexual assault.

Hermoso has described the kiss as 'an impulsive, sexist act, out of place and without any type of consent on my part.' 

In the wake of the World Cup final, Hermoso took just under a month before returning domestic duty for her club, Mexican side Pachuca, but found the intervening weeks difficult as she suffered threats after speaking out. 

'For a while I forgot I was a footballer,' Hermoso told GQ magazine. 

'But you go back to a training session, to the pitch, wearing your kit, and you try to give the best version of yourself again. 

'Being a Taurus makes me see that I have to fight, but also to protect myself. If I want something, I go after it no matter how many times I fail and knock myself against the wall. 

'It has helped me to achieve everything I have set out to achieve in the world of football.'