Overview
- Abdessamad Ezzalzouli wore a shirt reading 'We are all Caballas' in a pre-match show of support for Ceuta during Real Betis’s recent game at Villarreal.
- He has since received insults and explicit threats on social media from some Moroccan users who called him a traitor and urged his exclusion from the national team.
- Abde posted on Instagram on Tuesday saying the shirt was a social, non-political gesture for people suffering in Ceuta and that he will not apologise.
- Reactions in football have been mixed, with several clubs joining the solidarity campaign while some high-profile players were seen covering or not visibly wearing the same shirts.
- Betis plans a fundraising friendly for Ceuta on October 1 and the episode highlights how the July migrant influx to Ceuta has turned humanitarian messages into a flashpoint for Spain–Morocco tensions and player safety concerns.