A Real Madrid supporter has denied giving a Nazi salute in the course of the Champions League game against Benfica on the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday night.
Antonio Galvez’s gesture was caught on television and he was ejected from the stadium by security shortly after kick-off.
Madrid condemned Galvez’s actions and are actually trying to ban him from attending future matches on the Bernabeu.
An announcement from Madrid read: ‘Real Madrid CF proclaims that it has urgently requested the club’s Disciplinary Committee to initiate immediate expulsion proceedings against the member who was caught on television cameras making the Nazi salute in the realm where the Supporters’ Stand is situated, moments before the beginning of the match between Real Madrid and Benfica.
‘This member was situated by club security personnel moments after he appeared on the published and was immediately expelled from the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.
‘Real Madrid condemns these kinds of gestures and expressions that incite violence and hatred in sport and in society.’
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On Thursday, Galvez posted a video via EsDiario wherein he said his ‘conscience is evident’ and defended his character by claiming he has adopted two black children and dresses up in women’s clothing.
‘Normally when I’m going to a football match I do that, I do that [different gestures], one other day I’ll put my hand on my balls, one other day I put it on my ass… yesterday, coincidentally, I happened to do that twice and that’s it,’ Galvez said.
‘I’m getting all varieties of things. The reality is, I’m quite calm because my conscience is evident. It was a gesture that may occur, but to say that I belong to a Nazi group, that I needs to be fined as much as €60,000 for making that gesture… I’m sorry, this guy here isn’t going to swallow it and let this go much further than it must.
‘I’m the one who’s going to refer to the club members, the club isn’t going to kick me out. Now they may, in fact, because someone has to pay, and it’ll be me.
‘By the best way, regarding the Nazi thing, thank God, I don’t have an issue with the people of Huelva because they already know me.
‘Look, Nazis don’t hang around with black people, they don’t hang around with gay people, they don’t dress as women. Well, here’s the Nazi, so there’s something I disagree with.
‘This Nazi here has adopted two black people, Kalu and Abdu, and anyone who desires to can call them immediately, they’ve their Toni here for whatever they need, because before being called a Nazi, as some wish to call me, I all the time appeal to common sense.
‘There’s no guy who likes a gay greater than Toni. A gay person married me because I selected him. This guy here dresses as a girl, puts on lipstick, and goes to El Rocio. I actually have six flamenco dresses, not one, not two, not three, six flamenco dresses. I’m dying to get to El Rocio and have a celebration, because I find it irresistible. Here’s the Nazi.
‘Until yesterday, I assumed Nazi was a brand of gin. This weekend, since we’re going to El Rocio, I said, ‘let’s take two bottles of Nazi,’ but apparently, Nazi isn’t a brand of gin. So, I apologise because I actually have no other alternative, although I still don’t know why, but oh well. They’ve nominated me to be kicked out of the club, that’s it, they’ve nominated me.’
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