At the end of July, Moroccans carried out an invasion of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Estimates suggested that between 60,000 and 80,000 migrants entered Spanish territory on the African continent – some by land, while others swam across.A large number of them returned to their country, while some are still there, and a makeshift camp has now sprung up on the beach. Tensions have risen, and the actions of three Real Madrid players have enraged a significant number of supporters of the Spanish giants.Real Madrid and Elche players wore shirts in support of Ceuta before their game on Tuesday night. Ibrahima Konate, Vinicius Jr and Kylian Mbappe appeared to roll up the t-shirts to obscure the message. Ceuta is a Spanish exclave on the north African coast. At least 72,000… pic.twitter.com/qCt7e2QLXR— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) September 16, 2026 The agreement was for everyone to wear shirts carrying a message of support for the people of Ceuta during the match against Elche. They all put them on in the dressing room, but when it was time to walk onto the pitch and have the cameras capture the message, Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior and Ibrahima Konate folded their shirts up just enough to hide what was written on them.Since Tuesday evening, it has been the main talking point across the Iberian Peninsula, with Spain fuming over the decision to conceal the message. Numerous Real Madrid supporters have expressed their dissatisfaction with the trio's actions, and the Blancos supporters' club from Ceuta also spoke out.“We watched the footage from the dressing room and saw that they were wearing shirts in support of our city, so we were delighted. But then we saw three Real Madrid players lift their shirts and hide the message. We were like: ‘They don't support us.’ It really hurt us, beause these are Real Madrid players.” Some have even called for the three players to never wear the famous white shirt again, claiming that they have gone too far…##EDITORS_CHOICE##Still, it is highly unlikely that anything of the sort will happen, but it could certainly be uncomfortable for them the first time they step onto the Santiago Bernabeu pitch again.“Maybe they will pay the price, because there is a lot of radicalisation today,” said Tote, a Real Madrid academy product who won two titles with the club, before adding:“Everything that is happening in Ceuta is something the government has to resolve. But if you don't want to wear it, then take it off. Don't fold it up, because that seems cowardly to me.”Javier Tebas also took the opportunity to comment on the entire situation and the actions of Mbappe, Vinicius and Konate. He was not pleased with what he saw.“I think it is very bad,” Tebas said, continuing: “The entire team coming out in shirts is a club tradition. A player has to walk out wearing the shirt. Because coming out with a folded shirt is like coming out without one.”🇪🇸🇲🇦 Cameras caught Vinicius Jr. in the tunnel showing Mbappé how to wear LaLiga’s Ceuta solidarity shirt so the slogan would not show.“Todos somos caballas,” in support of Ceuta.The rest of Real Madrid walked out with the message showing.Those two practiced how to hide… https://t.co/JZM54hB01o— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) September 15, 2026 The La Liga president believes everyone should have respected the decision made by Real Madrid.“Real Madrid is a Spanish club, and the participation of the entire team in initiatives like this is an institutional act and an act of the club, not a personal act in which someone should express their own opinion,” Tebas stressed.The message of support for the people of Ceuta could not be seen; they knew exactly what they were doing, and some cameras caught Mbappe and Vinicius whispering in the tunnel and seemingly discussing their strategy. Vinicius, Mbappe and Konate faced criticism from Real Madrid supporters and Spaniards more generally for their actions during the match against Elche, while Abde Ezzalzouli found himself dealing with a different kind of problem.Born in Morocco and a Morocco international, Ezzalzouli has spent his entire club career in Spain. He wore the shirt supporting the people of Ceuta during the match between Villarreal and Real Betis, and has subsequently been subjected to insults and threats in recent days.##NAJAVA_MECA_9961656##