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Police investigate chants heard at Barcelona friendly
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Spain’s coach and justice minister condemn behaviour
Lamine Yamal has criticised “intolerable” chants by Spain fans during a friendly against Egypt in Barcelona that police are investigating for Islamophobia and xenophobia.
Spain supporters chanted “who doesn’t jump is a Muslim”, prompting Lamine Yamal to respond on Instagram. He wrote that the chanting “was aimed at the opposing team and was not something personal against me, but as a Muslim it is still a lack of respect and something intolerable. To those who sing these things: using a religion as a form of mockery on a pitch shows you up as ignorant and racist.”
Continue reading…Police investigate chants heard at Barcelona friendlySpain’s coach and justice minister condemn behaviourLamine Yamal has criticised “intolerable” chants by Spain fans during a friendly against Egypt in Barcelona that police are investigating for Islamophobia and xenophobia.Spain supporters chanted “who doesn’t jump is a Muslim”, prompting Lamine Yamal to respond on Instagram. He wrote that the chanting “was aimed at the opposing team and was not something personal against me, but as a Muslim it is still a lack of respect and something intolerable. To those who sing these things: using a religion as a form of mockery on a pitch shows you up as ignorant and racist.” Continue reading…