Luis Rubiales, the country's football federation president, kissed striker Jenni Hermoso on the lips. This kiss was claimed to be consensual by Rubiales, but Hermoso disagreed, claiming it was not consented. This initiated a storm of criticism, leading to widespread protests and a court case that found him guilty of sexual assault. The incident stained what should have been one of the happiest days for Hermoso, prompting her and other players to boycott playing for Spain until substantial changes were made.
For Janice Myles and her seven siblings, their lives are forever bound up in the life and death of their father's church. The Rev. Leonard L. Hester and his wife, Parthena, founded New Light Baptist Church in 1954, making it a family endeavor that shaped their childhood and community involvement, including singing in the choir and redecoration efforts when the church moved in 1977.