UEFA to investigate Morata and Rodri after Gibraltar chants

UEFA is investigating a imaginable usurpation of its disciplinary regulations aft Rodri and Alvaro Morata chanted “Gibraltar is Spanish” astatine Spain’s Euro 2024 celebrations connected Monday.

Luis de la Fuente’s broadside hit England 2-1 successful Berlin to declare nan trophy for a grounds 4th clip but Morata and Rodri deed nan headlines for nan incorrect reasons 24 hours later erstwhile they took to nan shape successful beforehand of thousands of fans astatine nan Plaza de Cibeles.

Spain skipper Morata reminded Rodri that he plays for an English nine but nan Manchester City midfielder replied: “I don’t care.”

Rodri: Gibraltar is Spanish.

Morata: You play successful England, mate.

Rodri: I couldn’t attraction less. pic.twitter.com/cfgClNDBto

— Zach Lowy (@ZachLowy) July 15, 2024

Gibraltar has been successful British hands since 1713 and UEFA has launched a probe to spot if they players person stepped retired of line.

A UEFA connection read: “A UEFA Ethics and Disciplinary Inspector is being appointed to measure a imaginable usurpation of nan UEFA Disciplinary Regulations by nan players Rodrigo Hernández Cascante and Álvaro Morata successful nan discourse of behaviour that occurred during nan nationalist position of nan UEFA EURO 2024 trophy successful Madrid connected 15 July 2024.”

The Gibraltar authorities was highly unhappy pinch nan players’ remarks, describing them earlier this week arsenic “rancid”.

It said: “His Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar is disappointed to statement that respective players of nan Spanish antheral nationalist shot squad celebrated their ­European Cup triumph pinch chants of fishy remarks astir Gibraltar.

“This is simply a wholly unnecessary ­mixing of a awesome sporting occurrence pinch ­discriminatory governmental statements that are hugely violative to Gibraltarians. The lamentable usage of nan level of celebrations astir winning nan Eurocup for advancing nan thought of usurping nan territory of Gibraltar is contrary to nan ­principle that athletics should not beryllium utilized to beforehand immoderate politically arguable ideology.”