window.dotcom = window.dotcom || { cmd: [] }; window.dotcom.ads = window.dotcom.ads || { resolves: {enabled: [], getAdTag: []}, enabled: () => new Promise(r => window.dotcom.ads.resolves.enabled.push(r)), getAdTag: () => new Promise(r => window.dotcom.ads.resolves.getAdTag.push(r)) }; setTimeout(() => { if(window.dotcom.ads.resolves){ window.dotcom.ads.resolves.enabled.forEach(r => r(false)); window.dotcom.ads.resolves.getAdTag.forEach(r => r("")); window.dotcom.ads.enabled = () => new Promise(r => r(false)); window.dotcom.ads.getAdTag = () => new Promise(r => r("")); console.error("NGAS load timeout"); } }, 5000)
Skip to content

Jenni Hermoso: Players and fans Spain World Cup star in kiss row

Alex Binley
BBC News
Reuters Atletico Madrid players hold a sign reading "with you Jennifer Hermoso" ahead of their Copa de la Reina match against AC MilanReuters
Atletico Madrid players hold a sign reading "with you Jennifer Hermoso" ahead of their Copa de la Reina match against AC Milan

Players and fans have shown their for World Cup star Jenni Hermoso after she was kissed on the lips by Spain's Football Federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales.

Slogans such as "we are Jenni" and "we're with you" took centre stage at some La Liga and Copa de la Reina matches over the weekend.

Getty Images A football fan wears a wristband in of Jenni Hermoso at a La Liga match between Villarreal CF and FC BarcelonaGetty Images
A football fan wears a wristband in of Jenni Hermoso at a La Liga match between Villarreal CF and FC Barcelona

The shows of were not just confined to the football pitch. Protests gripped Spain after Luis Rubiales kissed the player following Spain's win over England in Sydney a week ago.

He was provisionally suspended by Fifa for 90 days on Saturday, after 33-year-old Hermoso said the kiss prior to the team lifting the trophy was not consensual, despite Rubiales's claims to the contrary.

The 46-year-old called it "mutual, euphoric and consensual".

EPA Cadiz players with a sign saying "we are Jenni" ahead of their match against UD AlmeriaEPA
Cadiz players with a sign saying "we are Jenni" ahead of their match against UD Almeria

Rubiales's refusal to quit and insistence he would "fight until the end" overshadowed Spain's win and the wider conversation around women's sport.

An internal investigation has been launched by the RFEF, but only after it initially said it would take legal action over Hermoso's comments and questioned her version of events.

The RFEF will hold an urgent meeting on Monday. The country's sports court will also meet.

Watch: Fans and players protest over Rubiales kiss
Getty Images AC Milan players also wore wristbands backing Hermoso in their Copa de la Reina match against Atletico MadridGetty Images
AC Milan players also wore wristbands backing Hermoso in their Copa de la Reina match against Atletico Madrid
Getty Images Sevilla players wear shirts reading "it's over", in of Hermoso, ahead of their La Liga match against Girona FCGetty Images
Sevilla players wear shirts reading "it's over", referring to Rubiales, and in of Hermoso, ahead of their La Liga match against Girona FC
Reuters/USA Today Sports The row has spread beyond Spain, with Houston Dash players holding a sign reading "with you Jenni" ahead of their match against Kansas City CurrentReuters/USA Today Sports
The row has spread beyond Spain, with Houston Dash players holding a sign reading "with you Jenni" ahead of their match against Kansas City Current

All pictures copyright.