Chants islamophobes : « Si j’étais Lamine Yamal, j’y réfléchirais à deux fois avant de rejouer pour l’Espagne », le conseil d'un ancien du PSG
Shocked by the Islamophobic chants sung during the Spain-Egypt match (0-0) this Tuesday at the RCDE Stadium near Barcelona, Lamine Yamal denounced the "intolerable" behavior.
The Barça winger, who is Muslim, has received support from Mohamed Sissoko, former player for Valencia and PSG, who suggests he question his future with La Roja.
Mohamed Sissoko was deeply upset by the incidents that occurred at Espanyol Barcelona's stadium, located between the towns of Cornella de Llobregat and El Prat de Llobregat. During the first half, dozens of people gathered to jump, repeatedly chanting, "Those who don't jump are Muslims." This slogan deeply offended the former Juventus and Liverpool midfielder.
“What happened isn’t good for the world and, obviously, it doesn’t give a good image of Spain,” the former Malian international, born in Normandy and himself a Muslim, told the newspaper AS. “It can’t exist. I lived in Spain and Spaniards aren’t generally like that. This isn’t the Spain I knew, because unfortunately, these people do exist…”
"It was deplorable."
Mohamed Sissoko, 41, who retired from playing in 2020, offered strong support to the young Spanish star. Lamine Yamal, of Moroccan descent through his father and Equatorial Guinean through his mother, denounced the hateful chants on Instagram the day after the match.
“It pains me that someone like Lamine had to go through this,” sighs Momo Sissoko. “Lamine doesn’t deserve what he went through. He chose to play for Spain when he could have chosen Morocco. Spain now has one of the best players of the moment, and yet he’s suffering like this. It’s neither fair nor logical. If I were Lamine, I would honestly think twice before playing for Spain again.”
For the former FC Sochaux player, the reaction of the sporting authorities was inadequate given the seriousness of the events. "The match should have been stopped," he asserted. "Something has to be done, because it's 2026 and people can't behave like that. Our society has regressed."
Faced with the outcry sparked by these chants, four years before the 2030 World Cup co-hosted by Spain, Portugal, and Morocco, the Spanish government and the Spanish Football Federation expressed their indignation. For its part, the Catalan police announced on Wednesday the opening of an official investigation.
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