> “It pains me that a figure like Lamine had to go through that. The image Spain has projected is not the one I know. It’s a disgrace. Lamine didn’t deserve what he went through,” he said.
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> “He chose to play for Spain; he could have chosen to play for Morocco. But he chose Spain, and Spain now has one of the best players in the world.
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> “Yet he had to endure what he went through in that match. It’s neither fair nor logical. It was deplorable. If I were Lamine, I would think twice about ever playing for Spain again, to be honest.”