- Morata and Rodri chant ‘Gibraltar is Spanish’ on stage
- Government calls remarks ‘rancid’ and FA to involve Uefa
The Gibraltar government has criticised the “rancid remarks” that members of Spain’s Euro 2024-winning side made at a victory rally in central Madrid on Monday night, and the territory’s football association is to make a formal complaint to Uefa over the matter.
The controversy, which follows Spain’s 2-1 victory over England in Sunday’s final, erupted after Spain’s captain, Álvaro Morata, and the midfielder Rodri chanted, “Gibraltar es español” (“Gibraltar is Spanish”), while on stage in front of a massive crowd in the Spanish capital’s plaza de Cibeles.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jul/16/gibraltar-fa-criticise-spain-players-chants-euro-2024-party-morata-rodri-gibraltar-is-spanish
Author : Sam Jones in Madrid
Publish date : 2024-07-16 12:50:10
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