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Sexy Spanish Soccer Stars Share Passionate Kiss, Sparking Romance Rumors: WATCH

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Whenever a professional athlete kisses another man there's bound to be some homoerotic speculation. Of course, sometimes that athlete is the first openly gay NFL draft pick and that other man is his boyfriend. And other times, well, they're European. Sevilla's star player Ivan Rakitic locked lips with teammate Daniel Carrico after winning the Europa League, leading some to wonder if there's romance in the air and on the field.

But let's hold our horses for one second, lest we forget Russian runners Tatyana Firova and Kseniya Ryzhova. The two shared a kiss at the World Athletic Championships in Moscow last year that many thought was an act of protest against the Russian government's anti-gay propaganda law, but turns out that's just how Russian runners congratulate one another.

Still, as Gay Star News reports, news outlets around the world are calling the kiss between Rakitic and Carrico "passionate" and wondering if there was "something more" going on. Maybe it was a "kiss on the cheek gone wrong", or maybe Rakitic and Carrico are lovers, as one YouTube commenter expressed in the midst of his requisite gay panic:

"And what a great player Rakitic was before this. I love the Croatian team, now I've gotta find another underdog to root for, since I can't possibly root for such a fag."

Anyway, here's Ivan Rakitic shirtless on a beach somewhere being sexy:

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Here's Daniel Carrico's shirtless on the field being sexy:

Sevilla FC v SL Benfica - UEFA Europa League Final

And here they are kissing, in perpetutu:

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Hooray for sports!

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