Barcelona Fans Turn on Cucurella During Spain vs Cabo Verde After He Signs for Real Madrid

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Barcelona Fans Turn on Cucurella During Spain vs Cabo Verde After He Signs for Real Madrid

Barcelona fans booed Marc Cucurella with every touch and chanted "Judas" at him during Spain's World Cup opener against Cape Verde, per journalist Cardenas. Cucurella, a product of Barcelona's academy, recently signed for Real Madrid making him a target for Barca supporters inside the stadium. The left back played for Chelsea previously.

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FIFA has revised its World Cup press conference language policy to allow Spanish after viral incidents involving Vinicius Jr, Achraf Hakimi and Frenkie de Jong, per The Sporting News. A FIFA official had blocked Spanish questions at Brazil and Morocco's pre-match conference despite Mexico being a host country. Spanish will now be available as a fourth language at all conferences.

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