Alcantara doesn't want to talk politics, wants to talk about Albania

The Spanish midfielder of Munich's Bayerni, Tiago Alcantara, is one of the sponsor's breeders, Yulen Lopetegui, for the next match Spain has against Albania in World Cup qualifications “Russia 2018<18x1>. He's been asking the sports media to stop talking about policy themes, and focus on the next fight against the Reds.

At a time that the debate on the independence referendum in Spain continues very strong, the attention to football seems to have diminished. The debate has included the Spanish national himself because of the statement made by defender George Piquet, who said he was willing to abandon the team in case they no longer wanted him because of his ethnic affiliation.

“Pic is as always. He has the same behavior as he always does. I'm sorry because we're here to play soccer, not to talk about someone's personal life. I'm sorry we're uncomfortable and we're talking politics instead of talking about Albania”, Alcantara said.