The Camp Nou hierarchy found itself in a delicate dance after Barcelona. �s teenage sensation Lamine Yamal chose to hoist a Palestine flag during the...
The Camp Nou hierarchy found itself in a delicate dance after Barcelona. �s teenage sensation Lamine Yamal chose to hoist a Palestine flag during the club. �s open top bus parade on Monday. The Blaugrana were celebrating their La Liga and Spanish Supercup triumphs, but the 17 year old winger. �s gesture has become the lion. �s share of the conversation. Speaking exclusively to GoalZaza, manager Hansi Flick admitted he had spoken to the player before the event.. �Normally, I don. �t like this,. � the German tactician said, his tone measured but firm.. �In the scheme of things, football should unite us. At the end of the day, I gave him my view, but the powers that be at the club must decide what is appropriate.. � Flick. �s comments come as Barcelona. �s management tries to balance the club. �s neutrality with the rising tide of political expression from its players. Lamine Yamal, the Spanish international of Moroccan and Equatoguinean descent, has been a consistent performer on the pitch, but his off pitch actions have now drawn the eyes of the global football community. The parade wound through the streets of Barcelona, with thousands of fans lining the route, but it was the Palestinian flag fluttering above the bus that stole the headlines. For the Nigerian football faithful, the situation resonates deeply. Back home in Lagos, where Super Eagles stars like Victor Osimhen and Victor Boniface command immense respect, fans at viewing centers in Surulere and Ikeja would surely debate the matter with passion.. �If Osimhen did that on an open top bus, the whole of Nigeria would be talking for weeks,. � one fan at a Yaba viewing center might remark, shaking his head.. �But Flick is a strict man, abeg. He wants focus on the game alone.. � Another patron, sipping zobo under a canopy, would add:. �At the end of the day, Yamal is young. The boy has heart, but the manager is right. Football and politics no be the same thing.. � The debate rages on, but for now, Barcelona. �s celebration continues with a lingering question mark over the shoulders of their brightest star.
