England visit Madrid for first time since fan abuse in 2004
‘We had the same discussion before the Serbia game’
Thomas Tuchel will remind his England players of the anti-racism protocols as they prepare to play Spain in Madrid for the first time since the notorious meeting between the countries in 2004. Spain won 1-0 at the Bernabéu but the occasion was ruined by racist abuse directed at England’s black players from the stands.
England have since played three games in Spain, although they refused to return to Madrid for the first of them in 2009. The match was moved to Seville. There were no problems in any of the three; the second was in Alicante in 2015, the third back in Seville in 2018.
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