Espanyol fans trolled Gerard Pique’s wife, Shakira, during Wednesday’s Copa del Rey match.
While Espanyol and FC Barcelona share the same city, they don’t seem to get along much. On Wednesday, the two teams met in the second leg of their Copa del Rey battle, with fans of Espanyol eager to let a certain FC Barcelona player know exactly how they feel about his wife.
Gerard Pique has been one of the best defenders on the planet over the past few years, but he will always be known as the husband of pop sensation, Shakira. The Colombian singer is one of the most famous musicians around the world, even if Espanyol supporters aren’t her biggest fan.
During Wednesday’s match at Estadi Cornellà-El Prat, fans of the home side held up an offensive banner insulting Shakira. English outlet, The Daily Mail, captured the following picture of the banner that read “Shakira es de todos”, which translates as “Shakira is everyone’s.”
Espanyol could face disciplinary action for crass 'Shakira is everyone's' banner https://t.co/zMDSDRlatd pic.twitter.com/Neln7D0C44
— Mail Sport (@MailSport) January 14, 2016
Condemnation of the insensitive poster came quick, with the mayor of Barcelona slamming Espanyol supporters. According to Goal, Barcelona city mayor, Ada Colau, spoke to RAC1 and was not very pleased with Wednesday’s incident.
“To look at it damages your eyes,” she said. “I find it horrible.
“There are certain macho cultural values that can generate macho violence.”
The visitors ultimately won the match 2-0 and the aggregate series 6-1, with Pique sitting on the bench for the entire second leg. Espanyol could now face disciplinary action as a result of the offensive banner.