Spain: Under fire from critics, Kylian Mbappé speaks out after declining to wear a full support t-shirt for Ceuta.

With our correspondent in Madrid, Pierre Chaperon

After a moment of silence, the explanation. In an interview with the sports daily As, Kylian Mbappé clarified his choice regarding the support t-shirt for Ceuta, which he partially wore with Vinicius and Konaté. “I am deeply with the people of Ceuta, but I also wanted to pay tribute to all the migrants who have lost their lives, who also live in very difficult conditions. I do not want to establish a hierarchy in suffering ,” he told the Madrid newspaper AS.

Their action provoked outrage from the right, the far-right, and parts of social media in Spain. This t-shirt was supported by a Valencian business association, with the agreement of the league organizer, La Liga.

Politics makes another intrusion into football. This displeases Federico, 55: “ Football always intrudes everywhere. If you want to defend Ceuta, there are better ways than football: implementing concrete measures.”

It remains to be seen if Mbappé's explanations will be sufficient. Real Madrid claims that everyone was free to choose whether or not to wear this t-shirt. However, La Liga president Javier Tebas criticized the three players, and some fans are considering booing them.