Racist scandal during a Spain-France match

A spectator imitated monkey gestures during the match between the Spanish and French streamers at the Metropolitano, Atlético’s stadium. The meeting was interrupted following the forcing of the French players.

Racism in a forum in Spain. again On Saturday evening, the rematch between the French and Spanish streamers took place. After a first act won by the “Blues” two years ago at the Jean-Bouin Stadium in Paris, all these little ones met at the Civitas Metropolitano in Madrid, Atlético’s stadium, in front of around 47,000 spectators (and a million viewers). online).

Beyond the 2-0 victory for the Spaniards, the highlight is the interruption of the match and this racist incident. A spectator imitated monkey gestures towards a French player, Brawks. His teammates came to his defense, before deciding to go back to the locker room. The meeting then resumed, following a call to order on the microphone by the two captains.

“It is more than important, we just want to play football and provide entertainment. What happened in an unsportsmanlike manner is unacceptable, we will always be there to fight this, Amine told RMC after the meeting.
We set an example in a certain way, sometimes we are role models for some. We can’t let this happen. I thank certain Spanish players who were exemplary, they came to me and said “we will stop the game with you”. The fans, we can’t control everything but I’m sorry, I apologize to everyone because it’s my responsibility, my fault. I knew it before I came here, only I can handle it. I apologize to the players and fans who have been insulted. But we’re not here to be victims, we’re going to fight this thing. You have to hold on until the end, you have to be firm, there is no debate. We acted normally. »

An isolated case, but…

Although the behavior of the Spanish players was praised (“Some had tears in their eyes and wanted to stop”, confided the French coach), the French streamers do not want to generalize. “There’s some dissociation work to be done because the guy is a son of a bitch, a jerk, but maybe the others aren’t like him,” Carlito says. At the same time we wanted to stop, we played again anyway. But Brawks, he cried, has an arrow in his heart, it is madness. I hope this is an isolated case of idiocy. »

An isolated case but a recurring scene, which happens frequently in the League, especially with Vinicius Jr. And the Real Madrid Brazilian may not have the support of his teammates like Brawks during this streamer match.
“For us it is normal, we are tired of being silent, of being subjected to things, rapper SDM reacted. It was important to do so, hoping that it would be an example for the elders. »