Gibraltar accuses Spanish players of ‘hugely offensive’ remarks during Euro 2024 celebrations | World News

Gibraltar has accused Spanish gamers of constructing “rancid” and “vastly offensive” statements whereas celebrating their Euro 2024 win over England.

Manchester Metropolis star Rodri sang “Gibraltar is Spanish” as he took the mic in entrance of hundreds of followers in Madrid on Monday evening.

Gibraltar has been a British Abroad Territory since 1713, however many in Spain imagine it must be returned and it stays a fragile diplomatic matter.

Rodri’s on-stage antics occurred as he and the opposite gamers partied in entrance of supporters a day after their 2-1 win over the Three Lions.

The soccer affiliation of Gibraltar stated it had “famous the extraordinarily provocative and insulting nature of the celebrations” and would make an official grievance to UEFA.

A press release from the territory’s authorities claimed “a number of” Spanish gamers had chanted “rancid remarks about Gibraltar”.

“It is a completely pointless mixing of sporting success with discriminatory political statements which can be vastly offensive to Gibraltarians,” it added.

Fabian Picardo, Gibraltar’s chief minister, was equally scathing in a submit on X – which he signed off: “The Rock is OURS”.

“Mixing a sporting victory and the mantra that glorifies the dictatorial politics of a mass assassin like Franco and his fascist regime’s try to usurp a neighbouring territory, that can be a UEFA nation, is worse than disgusting.”

“This can’t stand unchallenged,” he added.

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Rodri – who was named participant of the match – and the Spanish soccer affiliation have but to remark.

The remarks come because the UK and Spain are nonetheless making an attempt to finalise a post-Brexit deal for Gibraltar, which wasn’t lined by the settlement struck with the EU in 2020.