{"id":4616,"date":"2026-04-01T13:47:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4616"},"modified":"2026-04-01T13:47:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:47:36","slug":"lamine-yamal-issues-strong-statement-after-alleged-racist-chanting-from-spain-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4616","title":{"rendered":"Lamine Yamal issues strong statement after alleged racist chanting from Spain fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>Yamal posted his response on Instagram <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>Lamine Yamal has taken to Instagram to condemn alleged &#8216;anti-muslim&#8217; chants that could be heard from sections of Spain&#8217;s fans during his nation&#8217;s clash with Egypt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Per the Athletic, videos taken live during the international friendly appeared to show: &#8220;Fans jumping and heard singing: &#8216;bote, bote, bote musulman el que no bote&#8217;, which translates to &#8216;jump, jump, jump, whoever doesn\u2019t jump is a Muslim'&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Following the incident, an announcement is reported to have been made in the stadium that requested supporters refrain from the use of racist, homophobic or xenophobic chants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Spain&#8217;s on-field opponents were representing the majority-Islamic nation of Egypt, and Lamine Yamal, the most high-profile player within the home lineup, is himself a practicing Muslim.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Taking to Instagram on Wednesday, Lamine Yamal adressed the situation for the first time: <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>[Translated from Spanish] &#8220;Yesterday at the stadium the chant of &#8220;the one who doesn&#8217;t jump is a Muslim&#8221; was heard. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>&#8220;I know I was going for the rival team and it wasn&#8217;t something personal against me, but as a Muslim person it doesn&#8217;t stop being disrespectful and something intolerable.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I understand that not all fans are like this, but to those who sing these things: using a religion as a mockery in a field leaves you ignorant and racist people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>&#8220;Football is to be enjoyed and encouraged, not to disrespect people for who they are or what they believe in.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With that being said, thank you to the people who came to cheer us on, see you at the World Cup.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Lamine #Yamal #issues #strong #statement #alleged #racist #chanting #Spain #fans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yamal posted his response on Instagram Lamine Yamal has taken to Instagram to condemn alleged &#8216;anti-muslim&#8217; chants that could be heard from sections of Spain&#8217;s fans during his nation&#8217;s clash with Egypt. 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