Spain and Manchester City star Rodri has been charged by UEFA after he chanted about Gibraltar during a Euro 2024 victory event.
Rodri, who was chosen as player of the tournament, took the microphone during a celebration event in Madrid on July 15 and sang "Gibraltar es Espanol" - Gibraltar is Spanish - leading to a complaint from the Gibraltar Football Association .GFA described the chants as "extremely provocative and insulting", adding that "football has no place for behaviour of this nature.”His team-mate Alvaro Morata has also been charged by European football's governing body.
Read more: Jack Black cancels tour over Tenacious D bandmate's Trump assassination commentIt is alleged Rodri and Morata violated the basic rules of decent conduct, used a sporting event for a manifestation of a non-sporting nature, and brought the sport into disrepute. UEFA said its Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body would decide on the matter in due course.
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