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Well, that was fun. Not so much the final, during which England’s players conceded just one goal but were largely outclassed before their Spanish counterparts celebrated their maiden victory in the Women’s World Cup. The medal presentation ceremony was simultaneously the stuff of dreams and nightmares, with Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales provoking outrage by planting an unsolicited and unwanted smackeroo on the lips of one unlucky player.
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