After having offered the scalp of Brazil (2-1) in Tangier on Saturday evening, the Atlas Lions will cross swords with Peru this Tuesday in Madrid.
Before facing Peru in Madrid, the selection of Morocco saw its preparation be marked by a racist scandal. An employee of the hotel that hosts the Atlas Lions has indeed published racist and Islamophobic Instagram stories about Moroccan players. “We serve them Ramadan crap. Their f*cking beliefs.” or “F*ck sh*t Moors, I f**k Ramadan and their f**king d*rts!”, could be read in these publications which provoked an outcry and widespread condemnation.
The 27-year-old Spaniard was arrested at the hotel around midnight on Sunday. He faces prosecution for hate crimes, according to a spokeswoman for the municipal police.
The hotel management quickly apologized and made itself available to the authorities. “First of all, we want to apologize to everyone who was offended by what happened. Those responsible for these images do not belong to the hotel or the chain, but they work there when it happens. there are events, and they have already been dismissed, denounced, and made available to the police to answer for their actions,” said the Madrid establishment.
