Spain moves U20 match from
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Spain moves U20 match from Ceuta to Madrid after migrant crisis

Spain's U20 men's football team was due to face Mexico in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa at the end of September, but the migrant crisis has forced the match to be moved to Madrid for security reasons, according to Rafael Louzán, president of the Spanish Football Federation.

At the end of July, more than 70,000 migrants crossed the border from Morocco into Ceuta in chaotic scenes. The vast majority have returned, but exactly how many remain is unclear.

On Tuesday, players from La Liga clubs Real Madrid and Elche wore shirts during warm-ups with the message “Todos somos caballas” – which roughly translates to “We are all from Ceuta” – in support of Ceuta's Spanish residents.

Real Madrid stars Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior were criticized after they pulled their shirts up over their chests so that parts of the message were not visible.

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