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The image of Lamine Yamal kneeling after marking before Saudi Arabia has generated multiple interpretations. Part of the audience understood that the player kissed the lawn, but the scene also fitted into a usual gesture among Muslim footballers: a brief prostration as a form of gratitude.In a context where the visibility of religious symbols in the sport is still the subject of debate, the celebration of Yamal put the issue back at the center o…