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Spanish fans rush Gibraltar fence to taunt England after Euro 2024 final

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Spanish fans rush Gibraltar fence to taunt England after Euro 2024 final

Hundreds of Spanish football fans rushed to the Gibraltar border fence to taunt England after the dramatic Euro 2024 final.

Spain defeated England in the Euro 2024 final on Sunday night, scoring an 84th-minute winner to seal a 2-1 triumph.

Gibraltar has been a British territory since 1713 when the Spanish ceded it.

Residents from the Cadiz municipality headed for the border to flood it with cars, Spanish flags and chants of protest, according to La Vanguardia.

Chants “Gibraltar is Spanish” and “Bye-bye British” could be heard by the border fence after the intense game.

The 28-year-old continued the chant as he emerged on stage and sang it, while Spain captain Alvaro Morata watched alongside him. Fans began to shout the chant back to him in unison.

A statement read: “The Gibraltar FA has noted the extremely provocative and insulting nature of the celebrations around the Spanish Men’s national team winning Euro 2024.

“The Association is this morning taking advice on the filing of a complaint to European Football’s governing body, UEFA, in relation to the unacceptable chanting and songs, relating to Gibraltar, sung by Spain’s Men’s National Team players after winning Euro 2024.

“Football has no place for behaviour of this nature.”

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