Uproar over call for closed-door Spanish Cup final
- Published: 23 May 2012 at 17.48
- Online news: World
There was uproar in Spain on Wednesday over a call for this week's King's Cup final to be suspended and held behind closed doors in another stadium to thwart protests by Basque and Catalan separatists.
Madrid's regional president Esperanza Aguirre gives a speech during the Popular Party National Congress in Malaga, southern Spain, in October 2011. There was outrage in Spain on Wednesday over Aguirre's call for this week's King's Cup final to be suspended and held behind closed doors in another stadium to thwart protests by Basque and Catalan separatists.
Madrid regional government president Esperanza Aguirre made the threat to scupper plans by some fans to whistle during the national anthem before Friday's match between Basque club Athletic Bilbao and Catalan giants Barcelona.
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