Rodri sang "Gibraltar is Spanish", FS of that country collects legal advice: The celebration was provocative and offensive

One of his teammates allegedly said to him "so you play in England", to which Rodri (if the aforementioned video is to be believed) replied "I don't care".

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Rodri during the celebration, Photo: Reuters
Rodri during the celebration, Photo: Reuters
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The Gibraltar Football Association has said it is taking legal advice following an "extremely provocative and offensive" chant by Spanish footballers during the European Championship celebrations in Madrid.

On Monday evening, during the celebration, the best player of the championship, Rodri, chanted "Gibraltar is Spanish".

Spain won the title of European champion on Sunday in Berlin, after defeating England 2:1 in the final.

Gibraltar, located in the south of Spain, has been a British overseas territory for over 300 years with a population of 35.000. Spain maintained its claims to Gibraltar.

Gibraltar has been an independent member of UEFA since 2013, and three years later became a member of Fifa, but due to a diplomatic issue, its teams are separated from Spain's in the draws for international competitions.

"There is no place for this kind of behavior in football. The Spanish celebration was extremely provocative and offensive," the Gibraltar association said in a statement.

Uefa has jurisdiction over political statements and chants in stadiums during matches it organizes, although Spain's players sang in a square in Madrid.

On Tuesday, a video appeared on social networks in which the best player of the championship, Rodri, can be heard leading the chant "Gibraltar is Spanish".

One of the teammates allegedly said to him "so you play in England", to which Rodri (if the aforementioned video is to be believed) replied "I don't care".

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