“There were shocking scenes this week as Spain played their last game on home soil before the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico this summer. Ten minutes into Tuesday’s friendly against Egypt at Espanyol’s RCDE Stadium in Barcelona, a large section of the crowd joined in with chants of ‘musulman el que no bote es‘ — ‘whoever does not jump is a Muslim’. It was repeated during the first half, before a message from the Spanish football federation (RFEF) at the break over the stadium loudspeakers and on the big screens urged supporters to stop any discriminatory chanting. Then, it happened again in the second half, albeit this time the majority of the stadium responded with whistles and booing, and it did not extend from a section of the ground. …”
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