CNN —Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has praised the country’s women’s soccer team – and Spanish society itself – for taking a critical stance against Luis Rubiales for his unwanted kiss of World Cup winner Jennifer Hermoso. Speaking at an event in the city of Malaga in southern Spain on Saturday, Sanchez said he did not believe the scandal had damaged the Spanish brand abroad thanks to the Spanish women’s team. Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez with the women's team during a reception at Moncloa Palace. Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images‘Tip of the iceberg’Joining the debate was Vero Boquete, who captained Spain’s women’s national team at the 2015 Women’s World Cup. The soccer world has rallied behind Hermoso.

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Persons: Pedro Sanchez, Luis Rubiales, Jennifer Hermoso, Rubiales –, –, Sanchez, “, ‘, ” Sanchez, …, Pablo Blazquez Dominguez, Vero Boquete, Spain’s, TAD, Rubiales, Sport Miquel Iceta, Hermoso, ” Hermoso, ”, Béjar Organizations: CNN, Spanish, Royal Spanish Football Federation, England, soccer team, Twitter, Moncloa, Getty, Spain’s women’s, Reuters, FIFA, of Culture, Sport, Anadolu Agency, Hermoso, Rubiales Locations: Spain, Malaga, Spain’s, Madrid