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All rights reserved.",{"title":83,"slug":84,"category":85,"badge":86,"author":87,"excerpt":88,"date":89,"readTime":90,"image":91,"imageAlt":83,"tags":92,"body":94,"_path":95},"Ruiz and Gavi’s Tomato Tribute: A Hometown Reward for World Cup Glory","ruiz-gavi-tomato-reward-world-cup-hometown","football","Feature","James Chen","Spain stars Fabian Ruiz and Gavi receive their weight in tomatoes from Los Palacios y Villafranca.","2026-07-23 08:03:24","1 min read","https:\u002F\u002Fichef.bbci.co.uk\u002Face\u002Fstandard\u002F976\u002Fcpsprodpb\u002Fb526\u002Flive\u002Fda1a9c10-8662-11f1-93cb-95d7eb12ec49.jpg",[40,9,93],"Spain","## Ruiz and Gavi's 150kg Homecoming in Los Palacios y Villafranca\n\nFabian Ruiz and Gavi did not return to Los Palacios y Villafranca with gold medals or trophy replicas. 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