Luis Rubiales, president of Spain's football federation, is provisionally suspended by world governing body Fifa.
Aintzane Encinas, who played for Spanish club Real Sociedad for 13 seasons and is now a coach, told the BBC it was time that things changed.
"I think it's a very, very important moment for Spanish football, and also for world football," she said. "Football is an incredible tool for transforming society, to showcase values like respect, ability and equality - we must use it. "We all stand with Jenni Hermoso - the whole world is speaking out about what's happening. We are united in this, and that makes me very proud."A torrid week for Spanish footballDuring the ceremony following the World Cup final, Spanish forward Jenni Hermoso is first embraced and then kissed on the lips by Luis Rubiales.
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