Something which happens in very few countries, sadly ocurrs in Spain. Gerard Pique was once again whistled and jeered by sections of the Spain support during the match against Luxembourg at Las Gaunas.

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Many supporters had gathered to support Pique and La Roja in Logroño, as Vicente del Bosque, Iniesta, Nolito and Etxeita had urged them to do, but not everyone did. Throughout the qualifying campaign for Euro 2016, the players have reiterated that the whistles affect the whole team, but those words have not convinced the more unruly fans.

Far from encouraging their own players, they go one worse and boo, pinpointing a player because they are not able to respect an opinion which is not in line with theirs; unable to differentiate between sport and politics.

Already in the training sessions leading up to the game there had been some, less noisy jeers towards Pique. In the game they were worse, as had already happened in the game between Spain and Slovakia in Oviedo in September. It's not a favourable image for Spain to project in front of the rest of Europe.