Rubiales Egged by Uncle at Madrid Book Launch

Luis Rubiales, the former president of Spain's Royal Football Federation, was pelted with eggs by his own uncle during a book launch event in Madrid on Thursday afternoon. The incident, captured on video and shared widely online, unfolded as Rubiales promoted his new book, "Matar a Rubiales," which details his account of a high-profile sexual assault conviction stemming from the 2023 Women's World Cup.

The 48-year-old Rubiales was speaking at the Eventize media room when a man in the audience, later identified by Rubiales as his uncle Luis Rubén, threw three eggs toward him. Footage shows one egg striking Rubiales on the back, prompting him to charge into the crowd to confront the attacker. Security personnel and other attendees quickly intervened, surrounding the man and escorting him from the venue. National police confirmed the arrest of a Spanish man at the scene but did not verify the family relation.

Rubiales later described the episode to reporters, calling his uncle "a deranged person" with no justification for the act. "I've found out he was my own uncle, Luis Rubén he's called," Rubiales said in an interview with Periodista Digital. "They've arrested him, they've taken...