The Spain international was captured sticking out his middle finger when his country’s national anthem was being played ahead of their Euro 2016 Group D match against Croatia. Although his main intention is not yet clear, there are allegations on social media that he was showing the Spanish anthem the middle finger due to his strong affiliation with Catalonia.
Other reports also claim that he was showing the middle finger to his club rival Sergio Ramos, who was standing one place away from the 29-year-old Barcelona defender. Or was he simply cracking his fingers? Check out the photo below and be the judge:
Spain lost the match 2-1 thanks to a defensive blunder in the first half that gave Nikola Kalinic the chance to score a Zlatan-like goal, and Ivan Perisic's late finish that sealed the three points for the Croatians. Despite the defeat, Spain have still qualified for the last round of 16 as second-placed finishers. Here are some reactions to the middle finger incident.
Omg @ Pique showing the finger during the anthem??!?!!
— La Undécima (@ijibel) June 21, 2016
State of y'all going after pique's middle finger :(
— Dr cule (@bleedblaugrana_) June 21, 2016
Pique giving the Spannish national anthem the middle finger
— TNM (@_TheNewMonkey) June 21, 2016
Lmao pique was cracking his fingers I think but unreal how the middle finger stays up. Hahahahaha this will blow up for nothing
— Leah (@LeahVdc) June 21, 2016
Why did pique stick his middle finger out during the anthem Loool? this guy really wants the Madrid media to hate on him eh
— Sarah (@saranarry1D) June 21, 2016
Swear on my life that Pique just gave the middle finger to the camera
— Izza [SDMN]★ (@melissairen) June 21, 2016
