# Ceuta solidarity shirt row: How the crisis engulfed Spanish football

https://mins.news/en/item/67765

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-21 17:45 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/9/21/ceuta-solidarity-shirt-row-how-the-crisis-engulfed-spanish-football?traffic_source=rss

> Tensions over migrants crossing from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta have spilled into football. Real Madrid players Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior and Ibrahima Konate faced criticism after rolling up shirts carrying a solidarity message, while fans, officials and players debated whether the campaign was political and how migrants should figure in solidarity with Ceuta.

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