More arrests as Spain’s toxic football fandom refuses to die
June 24 – There’s something deeply disturbing about a 19-year-old sitting behind a screen in Málaga, typing death threats to Álvaro Morata and his family because of a penalty miss. Not disappointment, not frustration – death threats.
Morata has given everything for his country, who captained Spain to Euro 2024 glory and the 2023 Nations League title, who has scored 37 goals in 86 appearances wearing the red shirt with pride.
The arrest of this young man following Spain’s penalty shootout defeat to Portugal in the Nations League final should force Spanish football to confront an uncomfortable truth: there’s a fan problem in the game that instead of disappearing is growing stronger.
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