Spain did Last Sunday, history was made after beating England (2-1) and winning their fourth European Championship. Nico Williams put Spain ahead, assisted by Lamine Yamal. Palmer equalised immediately after coming on. Oyarzabal scored the winning goal in the 87th minute. No one has won more continental titles and after the final match the euphoria broke out on the pitch in Berlin. A euphoria which continued on Monday in Spain and culminated in a spectacular party at Cibeles. However, Everything seems to have been relegated to the background after the Spanish team’s discontent with the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, became evident..
According to ‘OK Diario’, The players even vetoed the presence of the President of the Government in the locker room. after the victory against Germany. “Don’t even think about going down to the locker room,” the captains told the emissaries of the Spanish Federation, this same media assures, since They agreed that they did not want to politicize that momentIt was also surprising that in the final there was not a single image of Pedro Sánchez celebrating the title with the players.
But without any doubt, Carvajal’s cold greeting at the reception in Moncloa showed all of Spain a feeling of unease which has nothing to do with his political and ideological position and which was also evident in the attitude of other players. When Carvajal’s turn came, the full-back approached the President of the Government without looking him in the face, shook his hand, lowered his head and walked past. The face of the Spanish Executive said it all before A gesture that some describe as a protest against previous slights to La Roja and by the politicization of players like Lamine and Nico and others out of sheer bad manners.
But despite the fuss, The truth is that Dani Carvajal was not the only oneThe national team’s discontent with the President of the Government was also evident in the attitude of Álvaro Morata. Several videos on social media have been responsible for showing the difference in treatment and attitude of the captain in Zarzuela and in Moncloa.
The images are devastating and all of Spain is wondering what the reason for this disagreement is.
These are the pending accounts of the internationals with Sánchez
The footballers have not been photographed even once with the President of the Government throughout the tournament And there is something they do not forgive him for. They consider that, after not receiving them last year at La Moncloa, after winning the League of Nationsnow wants to politicize everything related to the team, after its triumph in the continental championship.
Luis de la Fuente’s men did not take it well at all at the time that the President of the Government did not give value to the title achieved, nor did he attend the match, nor did he deign to receive themAfter 11 years of drought, Spain won a penalty shoot-out against Croatia, but Sánchez was not in the mood to welcome them nor did he show up at the stadium in Rotterdam as he has done now with his entourage of ministers.
At that time, Sánchez was in the pre-election period, since he had called general elections for July 23. Spain beat Croatia in the Nations League on June 18 and the players believe that for political reasons it was in its interest to maintain a certain equidistance from La Roja.
They also consider that Sanchez He did not support them at the beginning of the competition and only got on the wave when La Roja began to reap good results. When Spain started to win and generate enthusiasm among the fans, the Executive decided to join the party. This attitude has been seen as a sign of opportunism by the president who only seeks political gain.
The national team’s discontent with Pedro Sánchez is largely due to the perception that government support came late and was motivated more by a desire to improve the image of the Government than by any genuine interest in the national team.
And finally, The dressing room is very upset by the political use that the left has made of players like Nico Williams and Lamine Yamal to attack the right now that the distribution of immigrants is being negotiated. They point out that there are other players like Laporte and Le Normad who were not born in Spain and of those who have not been spoken about “because they are European and white.”
The players are already on vacation but the controversy seems to have no end.