Lamine Yamal Condemns Racist Abuse Aimed At Egypt

Lamine Yamal said nan racist chants during Spain's 0-0 tie pinch Egypt successful Barcelona connected Tuesday were "disrespectful and intolerable".

Police successful Spain are investigating "Islamophobic and xenophobic" chants heard during nan first half of nan friends astatine RCDE Stadium successful Barcelona.

At half-time a connection informing fans against xenophobic remarks and singing was displayed connected nan surface astatine nan stadium - nan connection was repeated early successful nan 2nd half, starring to whistles from immoderate sections of nan crowd.

"I cognize it [the chant] was directed astatine nan opposing squad and wasn't individual against me, but arsenic a Muslim, it's still disrespectful and intolerable," Spain winger Lamine Yamal, who is simply a practising Muslim, wrote connected Instagram.

"I understand that not each fans are for illustration that, but to those who chant these things: utilizing a belief arsenic a taunt connected nan section makes you ignorant and racist.

"Football is for enjoying and cheering, not for disrespecting group for who they are aliases what they believe."

Lamine Yamal, 18, was making his 26th quality for Spain and played a cardinal domiciled successful helping his federation triumph nan European Championship successful 2024.