A game between internet stars France e Spain held this Saturday 12th at the Metropolitano Stadium, home of Atlético de Madrid, which was seen by more than 1.4 million people onlinehad to be paralyzed for several minutes due to racist insults.
The match between celebrities from the world of video games, with millions of subscribers who follow online their live games, was in the second half when it was interrupted due to protests from the French players, who left the field.
At least one spectator in the stands, where there were around 30 thousand people, was expelled from the Metropolitano.
“I know that not all Spaniards share the same intentions, but for me it is something intolerable. Brooks received racist insults with monkey posters”, reported the ‘streamer‘ French AnimeMaTue about the insults uttered against one of his companions.
Several minutes later, the game was restarted when the Spanish convinced the French to return to the field.
In the end, the Spanish team won 2-0, in a game in which there was shoving between the players and a red card for a Spaniard.
Cases of racism have been common for several decades in football stadiums in Spain.
Lots of fans were condemned in recent months for racist insults against players, especially the Brazilian striker Vinícius Juniorfrom Real Madrid, the target of several attacks of the same type since he arrived in the country in 2018.
These video game celebrities had already played their first football game in Paris in November 2022.
As in that previous game, the level of football was poor, given the capacity of these players.streamers‘ to organize competitions with audiences worthy of traditional tournaments.
“I have rarely felt anything like this since I have been on YouTube, and I have been for ten years,” said DjMaRiiO, captain of the Spanish team and organizer of this match, who has 9.6 million subscribers on his channel on the video platform.
The game was followed by almost a million people on AmineMaTue’s Twitch channel (2.9 million followers) and 450 thousand on DjMaRiiO’s YouTube channel.
The atmosphere was similar to that of a professional football game: 30 thousand spectators at the Atlético de Madrid stadium, referees, cameras to replay the plays and sponsors on the field and on the platforms that broadcast it online.
There were even musical attractions before the match and at halftime, with performances by Spanish singers Dani Fernández and Morad.
The event was part of a movement of real competitions between content creators on the internet that generated record audiences, far beyond the world of video games.
