MAYA Jama’s footballer boyfriend Reuben Dias was slammed for posting footage of a bullfight after his Portuguese holiday with the Love Island presenter.
Manchester City’s defender Dias, 28, shared the clip showing eight men surrounding one enraged beast.
Football fans slammed the video, saying it was cruel to the animal and said they felt let down by the £53million player.
Dias welcomed Maya, 31, to his home country for last week’s international break.
But sources said the clip was filmed on a previous trip when the ITV show host was not there and did not condone the practice.
Bullfighting is still legal in Portugal, despite being banned in dozens of countries.
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But unlike in Spain, the animal is not killed by the matador meaning the horned animals are often slaughtered later.
One appalled fan wrote under Dias’ video on Instagram: “So disappointed to see the bullfighting. Unfollowing.”
Other messages hitting out at the couple disappeared from the footballer’s account.
In August, young bullfighter Manuel Maria Trindade, 22, was killed in his first contest after being picked up by the horns and rammed against the wall of a Lisbon arena.
In countries where the sport is tradition, there are protests slamming the subduing, immobilising or killing of the animal.
The Sun has contacted representatives of Reuben and TV star Maya.
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