World News Gibraltar complain to Uefa over Spain player chants Blog

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The Gibraltar Football Association has lodged a formal complaint with European football's governing body UEFA after Spanish players chanted “Gibraltar is Spanish” during their European Championship celebrations earlier this week.

Spain celebrated victory in Madrid after beating England 2-1 in the European Championship final, with top players including captain Alvaro Morata and Manchester City midfielder Rodri chanting “Gibraltar is Spanish”.

Gibraltar is a British overseas territory. When Morata reminded Rodri that he played for an English club, the player of the tournament said: “I don't care.” The Gibraltar Football Association said the video was received with “anger, dismay and disappointment.”

“The conduct in question is deeply offensive to Gibraltarians who have repeatedly exercised their democratic right to remain a British Overseas Territory,” said the Gibraltar Football Association.

“Although Gibraltar borders Spain and values ​​its close, cooperative relationship with Spain and the Spanish people, it is and will remain a British Overseas Territory.

“The behaviour is also deeply insulting to the Gibraltar Football Association as it implies that we should not exist as an independent national member association of UEFA.”

The Gibraltar Football Association added that the chants were “extremely provocative and offensive” and that the players' conduct was “unlawful” and in breach of UEFA's disciplinary rules.

UEFA and the Spanish Football Federation were asked for comment.

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