Barcelona Denies Pressuring Ezzalzouli to Remove Pro-Palestine Instagram Post

Abde Ezzalzouli recently posted on his Instagram account a video from the Al Jazeera channel showing the various abuses of the Israeli army against the Palestinian population, with the caption "Fuck Israel". He deleted the post a few moments later, arousing the curiosity of Internet users who are trying to find out the reasons that led him to make this decision, reports Mundo Deportivo.

To read: Moroccan Soccer Star Sparks Controversy with Anti-Israel Social Media Post

According to several Palestinian websites, FC Barcelona would have put pressure on the Moroccan international to remove his publication. This is not the case, sources from the club have assured TV3.

To recall, Barça had given up playing a friendly match against Beitar Jerusalem FC, after the Palestinian Football Federation (PFA) had seized the Spanish club to ask that the match not be played in Jerusalem. The Spanish club did, however, play a classic against Real Madrid in Jerusalem on July 20.