A 20-year-old has been arrested for making racist comments online about the Moroccan national team in Madrid. The Morocco side were staying at the Hotel Eurostars Madrid Towers ahead of their friendly tie with Peru on Tuesday night.
Following on from their victory over Brazil, they will face Peru on Tuesday night at 21:30 CEST at the Civitas Metropolitano. Neither side has had ideal preparation after the Peru team had their own run-in with the local police on Monday night.
The employee in question posted pictures on his snapchat with the following racist comments.
“The national team of Morocco in the Towers, you guys are p***takers. Damn s***** Moors. I s*** on Ramadan and on their f***ing dead.”
“Giving service to Ramadan bull**** and their fucking bull**** beliefs.”
Morocco coach Walid Regragui spoke on the matter in a press conference, and was impressive with his cool outlook and mature response to the event.
“It has affected the players a lot and the people of Morocco as well. I think we should not do more than that, he is a young boy and he is going to learn from this. Now with social networks there are kids who are lost. There is racism in life, but I think it’s something more social than a kid’s problem. He’s a kid who has a life after this, and I don’t want to ‘kill’ him’.”
Few would show his composure in the face of such infuriating insults.
“We are Muslims and in our religion we learn to forgive. We are going to forgive him, let him learn about this topic. Perhaps he will set an example for other people to be careful when they write on social networks. The best example we can show is to forgive him, make him see that he has committed a mistake and that he learns from it, that he sees that what he thinks of Muslims is not good,” Regragui responded to Marca.
The Morocco coach would go on to say that he held no rancour with the hotel either.
“You can’t do anything, it’s a human issue, you can’t control your workers. We’re not going to talk anymore, it’s over. We forgive him and surely the Moroccans will too.”
This is the latest incident of racism towards footballers in Spain, following numerous instances of abuse towards Vinicius Junior while playing. Increasingly, it is hard to avoid the idea that Spanish society must be doing far more to tackle the societal issue.
Gwinghltd
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There’s probably nothing wrong with what you said, but you are a Muslim, it’s pretty obvious!
You left some of your food . go and continue.midcard user.
RomarioTru
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20 old boy should get head kick in the prison
Pibbikmrt
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forgive him
natikoprs
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The thoughts of these dirty people will always be bad. This disgusting, stupid man is so hurt by Morocco's great performance that he is spouting nonsense. Especially because Morocco is a Muslim country. Go go go Morocco!! Muslim world always with you.
FaithEvans
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The man spoke well. am a Christian but Islam is not a bad religion. it's some individuals that makes it looks bad sometimes. just like christians some of us are also disgrace to the christian religion. it's individuality. long leave Islam, long leave Religion.
Religion has been the cause of so much violence and terrible things in history. Many religions in the past has died and in the future, the ones today too shall die... However, humans deserve respect no matter what their beliefs are. Unless it's violent and racist.
zoslnortu
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This has been happening to Vinicius since the start of the season and haters always said that he's provocative that's why it's happening to him. Now it's the Morocco national team it happens to, are they provocative too? To my understanding, these Spanish, not all the Spanish but those who are doing this just hate to see someone shinning. It's disgraceful 🤧
Strongdadi1123
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The man spoke well. am a Christian but Islam is not a bad religion. it's some individuals that makes it looks bad sometimes. just like christians some of us are also disgrace to the christian religion. it's individuality. long leave Islam, long leave Religion.
There’s probably nothing wrong with what you said, but you are a Muslim, it’s pretty obvious!
26133839(deleted)
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this whites are bitter characters ,they thought will never catch up.God is for everyone
Bouaeiosuy
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Make him an example, let him rod in prison
Gwinghltd
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The man spoke well. am a Christian but Islam is not a bad religion. it's some individuals that makes it looks bad sometimes. just like christians some of us are also disgrace to the christian religion. it's individuality. long leave Islam, long leave Religion.