Spanish star Lamine Yamal on Wednesday condemned the anti-Muslim chants sung by Spanish fans during a friendly football match, the latest incident to tarnish the country's sporting image.
The Spanish government and the football federation also condemned the chants, and the police indicated they were investigating the behavior of fans during Tuesday's match between Spain and Egypt in Barcelona.
Lamine Yamal , who is Muslim, stated that the chants sung by some supporters at the RCDE stadium were disrespectful and intolerable. He added that the fact that these chants were not directed at him personally was irrelevant.
I understand that not all fans are like that, but to those who chant these things: using religion as an insult on the pitch makes you look ignorant and racist," he wrote on Instagram. "Football is meant to be fun and supportive, not to disrespect people because of who they are or what they believe in."
