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Atletico Madrid players clasp a motion speechmaking "with you Jennifer Hermoso" up of their Copa de la Reina lucifer against AC Milan
Players and fans person shown their enactment for World Cup prima Jenni Hermoso aft she was kissed connected the lips by Spain's Football Federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales.
Slogans specified arsenic "we are Jenni" and "we're with you" took centre signifier astatine immoderate La Liga and Copa de la Reina matches implicit the weekend.
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Image caption,A shot instrumentality wears a wristband successful enactment of Jenni Hermoso astatine a La Liga lucifer betwixt Villarreal CF and FC Barcelona
The shows of enactment were not conscionable confined to the shot pitch. Protests gripped Spain aft Luis Rubiales kissed the subordinate pursuing Spain's triumph implicit England successful Sydney a week ago.
He was provisionally suspended by Fifa for 90 days connected Saturday, aft 33-year-old Hermoso said the buss anterior to the squad lifting the trophy was not consensual, contempt Rubiales's claims to the contrary.
The 46-year-old called it "mutual, euphoric and consensual".
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Image caption,Cadiz players with a motion saying "we are Jenni" up of their lucifer against UD Almeria
Rubiales's refusal to discontinue and insistence helium would "fight until the end" overshadowed Spain's triumph and the wider speech astir women's sport.
An internal probe has been launched by the RFEF, but lone aft it initially said it would instrumentality ineligible enactment implicit Hermoso's comments and questioned her mentation of events.
The RFEF volition clasp an urgent gathering connected Monday. The country's sports tribunal volition besides meet.
Watch: Fans and players protestation implicit Rubiales kiss
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Image caption,AC Milan players besides wore wristbands backing Hermoso successful their Copa de la Reina lucifer against Atletico Madrid
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Image caption,Sevilla players deterioration shirts speechmaking "it's over", referring to Rubiales, and successful enactment of Hermoso, up of their La Liga lucifer against Girona FC
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Image caption,The enactment has dispersed beyond Spain, with Houston Dash players holding a motion speechmaking "with you Jenni" up of their lucifer against Kansas City Current
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