The friendly match played between Spain and Egypt was marked by Islamophobic chants from the stands. In the match, which ended in a goalless draw, the Spanish fans chanted “Jump, jump, those who don’t jump are Muslims”, and an announcement was made to the stands not to make racist or xenophobic chants during the halftime and in the second half.
“We remind you that the law on preventing violence in sports prohibits and punishes active participation in violent, xenophobic or racist actions,” read the message on the giant screen in the stadium. statements were shared.
The Spanish Football Federation responded to those chants by saying, “The Federation agrees with our football’s message against racism and condemns all acts of violence in stadiums.” He reacted with his expressions.
PEDRI: WE WERE SHOCKED BY THE CHEERS
Pedri, the midfielder of the Spanish National Team and Barcelona, said in a statement after the match: “As players, we were shocked by the chants. We do not participate in any racist chants. We did not expect this. We must all work together to stop this from happening in the stadiums.” he said.
Spanish National Team Coach Luis de la Fuente also reacted to what happened and said, “This is absolutely intolerable. I saw the message that the Federation put on the screens in the stadium. I think the majority of the stadium booed and whistled all those rude people who said this. Football does not contain violence. Violent people use football to have their own moments. We must identify these violent people and separate them from society. The further away they are, the better.” he said.
INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN STARTED
Catalan autonomous government police (Mossos d’Esquadra) announced that they launched an investigation into anti-Muslim (Islamophobic) and xenophobic chants heard during the friendly match played between the Spanish and Egyptian national teams at the RCDE Stadium in Barcelona.
Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) President Rafael Louzan, national football player Pedro Gonzalez Lopez and coach Luis de la Fuente resolutely condemned the statements in question and called for measures to be taken together to prevent such incidents from happening again.
On the other hand, the Spanish press pointed out that Lamine Yamal, one of the important football players of the Spanish National Team, is also a Muslim.
El Pais newspaper said, “A paradoxical racist situation: The Spanish player who received the biggest applause from the fans at the RCDE Stadium was Lamine Yamal. And he is a Muslim.” he wrote.
El Mundo newspaper also said: “The big Spanish festival in Cornella (the other name of the RCDE Stadium) was marred by xenophobic shouts of (Muslim not jumping). This is intolerable.” highlighted his statement.
HERE ARE THOSE IMAGES
😡 Lamentables cánticos en el España – Egipto 🔉 “Musulmán el que no bote” pic.twitter.com/8Ce2BoHY31
— Mundo Deportivo (@mundodeportivo) March 31, 2026
