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Video. Watch: Thousands demonstrate in Madrid to condemn sexism in football

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Thousands of people gathered in Madrid on Monday to support Women's World Cup star Jennifer Hermoso after Spanish Football Federation chief Luis Rubiales provoked world outrage by forcibly kissing her on the lips.

Spanish prosecutors said they have opened a preliminary investigation into Rubiales' forcible kiss on grounds it could constitute a crime of "sexual assault".

Under Spanish law, sexual assault covers a wide array of crimes from online abuse and groping to rape, each with different penalties.

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