In Saudi Arabia, the arrangements failed.
Real Madrid beat Mallorca in the Supercup semi-final on Thursday. PDO
The Spanish Supercup held in Saudi Arabia did not go through. The spouses of the players of Mallorca, who played in the semifinals of the tournament, were victims of gross treatment in Jeddah.
Spanish sports magazine Marca told what happened after Thursday’s semifinal.
playing for Mallorca by Dani Rodríguez wife Cristina Palavra said that the departure from the Jeddah stadium was chaotic. Spouses of the players and their children had to leave the stadium without the security guards.
– Local men started taking close-up pictures of us and behaving threateningly. It was uncomfortable because no one was protecting us.
Keeper Dominik Greif spouse Natalia Kaluzova revealed more.
– A group of men approached us and started shooting a video of us. They barked at us and even slapped us, Kaluzova told Marca.
Also a supporter of Mallorca The family confirmed the experiences in an interview with Cadena Cope.
– A small group of supporters had traveled to the place. Women were the victims of the worst treatment. They were touched, their pictures were taken. Yes, they were convulsed, Pere said.
Moneyed and criticized
The Spanish Football Association has been criticized for years for deciding to take the Supercup tournament to Saudi Arabia, which tramples on human rights.
According to information, the Spanish federation collects a 40 million euro pot from Saudi Arabia every year when it organizes a tournament in the oil country.
This year’s Supercup was won by FC Barcelona, who defeated Real Madrid 5–2 in the final.