Hakimi fights for the ball with Pereira da Costa. Photo: AFP
Globalized football has these things. The unsuspecting might wonder why every time the Moroccan, Achraf Hakimi, touches the ball in the French Super Cup match, the Israeli crowd joins in a unanimous whistle. There is only one answer and it has to do with geopolitics.
The truth is, this is a repeated figure. A year ago, again in Tel Aviv, PSG played the Trophée des Champions against Lille and the Moroccan was booed by the public. And tonight at Bloomfield Stadium in the Israeli capital the situation has been mapped out.
Why does the public take it out on Hakimi? For his political positions. The fact is that the African took sides in the conflict that dates back to the beginning of the 20th century and his support for the Palestinian cause has been strong.
“Free Palestine” was one of the tweets that is now over a year old and that the Israelis do not forget. And that brought them together at Bloomfield Stadium to whistle the Paris Saint Germain man.
Now, PSG have taken revenge on last year’s 1-0 defeat to Lille, which did not stop the Moroccan from whistling. It is worth saying that from a small part of the stands there was also a bit of “íHakimi, Hakimi!” in support of the player.
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Source: Clarin
