This past Saturday, the long-awaited rematch between Spain and France was held at the Metropolitano, following the defeat suffered a couple of years ago during the third edition of The YouTubers’ Big Match. DJMaRiiO’s team was eager to take to the battlefield and avenge the loss against a confident French team. However, the tension was more than palpable, even from the previous press conference. Considering that the Spanish team had suffered humiliations during their visit to Paris, the Metropolitano fans showed no mercy when booing. What no one expected was that a terrible incident of racism would overshadow what could have been a great victory.
The terrible incident at The YouTubers’ Big Match 5
The YouTubers’ Big Match 5 was an exciting and tense confrontation from the start. As we reported in our event recap, Spain took the lead in the 24th minute thanks to Spursito, but that did not relax the Metropolitano fans at all. From the national anthems, the fans began to boo and shout at the French team almost mercilessly.
This incident was within the normal range. DJMaRiiO himself had mentioned in the press conference that he expected the Spanish fans to behave the same way the French fans had. “Booing is something normal,” he said. What no one imagined was that the situation would escalate further, resulting in a racist attack.
Of course, this incident was attributed to a specific individual and not the entire fan base, but it was extremely alarming. Thus, during the second half, the French team left the field and went to the locker room, refusing to play under such conditions. For about 15 minutes, the match was on the verge of being canceled, but they eventually returned to the field to continue the game. Both Mario and Amine, captains of the teams, immediately declared that such an incident was unacceptable in front of the audience. Spain eventually secured victory.
Koko was visibly affected by the incident his teammates were experiencing
While many have criticized DJMaRiiO on social media, he wanted to put an end to the matter in a subsequent live stream. “That cannot happen. They identified and ejected that guy, but it cannot happen. I understand why the French left.” He also mentioned that the attitude of the opponent after the defeat was very positive. “Most of the French players shook our hands and congratulated us after the match.”
A regrettable incident that, unfortunately, has left a bitter taste in what could have been a great victory for the group of Spanish content creators, who gave their all on the field to face their great rival.
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