Carlos Rodríguez

I can't confirm this but I wonder if the fans who tried to bring in a Communist Russia (hammer and sickle) flag to Castalia and were not allowed, are some of the same fans that were upset that the Spanish Flag was displayed on the scoreboard. We'll never know I guess.

I respect your opinion. I normally don't want to make our football games about anything other than football, but i guess I kind of drew the line at young girls getting raped and the government not doing anything about it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I just want to add one thing. Loving your country isn’t political. It’s taking pride in where you live, in the people around you, in your history, your traditions, your culture and the things that make your home special. Spain has an extraordinary history and culture, beautiful traditions, incredible cities and towns, and people who care deeply about their communities. You can love Spain simply because it is your home, because you value what generations before you built. The churches and cathedrals, the plazas and old towns, the language and literature, the art, the music, the festivals, the family traditions and local customs. You can be proud of a footballing culture that helped redefine the modern game through possession, movement and technical excellence, and produced one of the greatest national teams ever, dominating an era by winning Euro 2008, the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012, before becoming world champions again in 2026. Loving your country simply means appreciating what makes it special, respecting what came before you, and wanting to preserve the best of it for the generations that come next.

I wonder if people had the same view when we supported Dana a few seasons ago.

Love your Country as much as you Love watching Football.

hat’s fair. I don’t know your politics, and as a member you have every right to disagree with something that happens at Castalia. But I don’t believe every expression of solidarity is automatically “political.” Sometimes there are things happening to ordinary people that are more important than football, and if showing support for those people makes you uncomfortable, I can’t control that. Ceuta’s courts opened 37 sexual-assault proceedings between July 30 and September 14, involving 39 victims. Fourteen of those victims were girls under the age of 18. Ceuta’s hospital activated its External Catastrophe Plan on July 31, and it remained active into September. Even six weeks after the initial crisis, the special migrant-health operation was still handling roughly 250–330 additional medical cases every 24 hours. More than 72,000 people crossed into Ceuta during the July surge. Spain was forced to deploy more than 1,600 police officers and introduce additional border-security measures. This is not an abstract political debate for the people who live there. It has affected their hospitals, their public services, their security and their everyday lives. Castalia is a football stadium in Spain. We displayed the Spanish flag and a message of support for the people of Ceuta, who could sorely use some support right about now. If that is something you disagree with, that is well within your right. But I’m not going to apologize for showing solidarity with fellow Spaniards who are going through an extraordinarily difficult period, nor do I believe a Spanish football club should have to pretend that what is happening around us does not exist.

Queríamos los tres puntos hoy, pero el Ceuta hizo un gran partido y mereció, como mínimo, el empate. Es un equipo que este año ha tenido que cargar con mucho más que la presión propia de una temporada de fútbol, porque la gente a la que representa también ha tenido que cargar con mucho más. El apoyo y la pasión que demuestra nuestra afición, tanto en Castalia como fuera de casa, siempre me llenan de orgullo. Y hoy me gustaría compartir un mensaje con todos los aficionados de este gran deporte: Quered a vuestro país tanto como queréis al fútbol. Todo mi respeto para el Ceuta, para la ciudad y para su gente.