VIDEO: Mbappe, Vinicius under fire for hiding Ceuta solidarity message on shirt
Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior face criticism after a video showed them appearing to hide a solidarity message for Ceuta on their shirts. Read More: https://punchng.com/video-mbappe-vinicius-under-fire-for-hiding-ceuta-solidarity-message-on-shirt/
La Liga president Javier Tebas criticised three Real Madrid players, Kylian Mbappé, Vinícius Júnior, and Ibrahima Konaté, for not fully wearing a commemorative T-shirt supporting the people of Ceuta. The T-shirt, which features the message "We are all Ceutans," was intended to show support for the Spanish autonomous city hit by a migration crisis.
However, Mbappé, Vinícius, and Konaté partially rolled up the sleeves, effectively hiding the message. Tebas expressed his disapproval, stating that wearing the shirt halfway is the same as not wearing it at all. The initiative for the players to wear the T-shirts came from business leaders in the Valencian Community, but La Liga did not organize or approve the proposal.
The controversy has sparked criticism from supporters' club president Miguel Ángel Montaño and a Real Betis player, Abde Ezzalzouli, who defended the gesture as an expression of social support, regardless of nationality.
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