Rodri jokingly responds to England fans chants as he starts ‘Gibraltar’ song on stage during Spain’s Euro 2024 celebrations
Spain 's Rodri and Alvaro Morata have been handed one-game bans by UEFA for violating rules of 'decent conduct' by singing about Gibraltar.have now announced one-game bans for the pair, for 'failing to comply with the general principles of conduct, for violating the basic rules of decent conduct, for using sporting events for manifestations of a non-sporting nature and for bringing the sport of football, and UEFA in particular, into disrepute'.
In a statement, the government said: “His Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar is disappointed to note that several players of the Spanish male national football team celebrated their European Cup win with chants of rancid remarks about Gibraltar. "The lamentable use of the platform of celebrations around winning the Eurocup for advancing the idea of usurping the territory of Gibraltar is contrary to the principle that sport should not be used to advance any politically controversial ideology.”
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