The return match between the French and Spanish streamers was marked by a racist incident which led to an interruption of the game this Saturday in the Atlético de Madrid stadium. A supporter in the stands mimed monkey gestures while aiming at Brawks. What disgusts the French, like Amine, Inoxtag or SDM.
Deplorable and revolting behavior. The return match between the French and Spanish streamers was marred by a racist incident at the start of the second half, this Saturday, in the Atlético de Madrid stadium, where nearly 35,000 people gathered for the return match of the Spain-France streamers. As happens too often in major European championships, particularly in La Liga, a supporter took the liberty of miming monkey gestures in the stands.
Brawks, the targeted French player, came to explain it to him, quickly supported by all of his partners, who decided to interrupt the meeting by returning to the locker room to express their disgust. After several minutes of discussions between the different players, the French finally decided to resume the game, so as not to penalize all the spectators. Amine and DJMaRiiO, the captains of the two teams, took the microphone to call on the public to calm down.
“It’s more than important, we just want to play football and provide entertainment. What happened in an extra-sporting way is unacceptable, we will always be there to fight this,” confided Amine after the meeting. “We set an example in a way, we are sometimes role models for some. We can’t let that go. I thank certain Spanish players who were exemplary, came to me and said ‘let’s stop the match with you’. The supporters, we can’t control everything but I regret, I apologize to everyone because it’s my responsibility, it’s my fault I knew it before coming here. It’s only me who can bear this. I apologize to the players, to the supporters who were insulted, but we’re not here to be victims, we’re going to fight this thing. “In the end, we have to be firm, there is no debate. We acted normally.”
“It was important to do that, we’re tired of being silent”
SDM was one of the first to join Brawks at the foot of the stand to support him during the racist incident. And he appreciated the solidarity of the opposing players during this particularly tense moment: “We left the field, it’s normal, thank you to the Spaniards for following us in our movement”, greeted the Hauts-de-Seine rapper at RMC Sport microphone. “For us it’s normal, we’re tired of being silent, of having to endure things. It was important to do that, hoping that it sets an example for the older ones. In any case we can’t let go event because of an asshole, we cannot judge an entire people because of an asshole and I weigh my words.”
Inoxtag delivered its impressions to RMC Sport shortly after the final whistle. “Some Spaniards came into the locker room with us, telling us: ‘You know what? We’ll stop the match too if you want to stop’. They were cool,” slipped the young content creator, who recently climbed Everest. “There were negative things that were denounced during this match and that’s good.”
“Some Spanish players had tears in their eyes”
Same feeling from Saïd Durbani, the coach of Team France, who spoke to RMC Sport on the pitch: “It’s horrible. It’s something I’ve never experienced. It’s not me who I saw the gesture. It’s really unbearable, it’s horrible. When it hits us, we’re never ready. social media that French supporters were also insulted. We consulted with the players, Brawks, SDM, Amine and we decided to return to the locker room. If the match had continued, there would have been no doubt. bad gestures. We really had to ease the tension.”
“We then spoke with the Spaniards and the referee,” he continued. “I thank the Spanish players who apologized profusely. Some had tears in their eyes and wanted to stop. They were ashamed, we understand them. I think we were courageous to start again. We did it together. agreement, to honor France If a player had not wanted to resume, we would not have resumed. Unfortunately, football took second place.
Alexandre Jaquin and Hugo Pouteau in Madrid
