Irish team fined by UEFA for imitating Rodri Hernandez’s Gibraltar chant in Conference League | OneFootball

Irish side Shelbourne have been fined by UEFA after imitating Manchester City midfielder Rodri Hernandez and AC Milan forward Alvaro Morata during the celebrations of Spain’s Euro 2024 win. The Shelbourne fans could be heard chanting ‘Gibraltar is Spanish’ in Castellano during their UEFA Conference League qualifier against Gibraltarian side St. Joseph’s.

Shelbourne went through 3-2 on aggregate, and celebrated their away trip to strait, with former Newcastle United, Chelsea and Ireland winger Damien Duff masterminding their progress. However those celebrations went over the top. They now face an uphill task in the third round, after being beaten by FC Zurich 3-0 in the first leg.

As per The Irish Independent, Shelbourne have been fined €21.25k for their chants along with the throwing of objects from the stands onto the pitch.

The chants from Rodri and Morata drew outrage from the Gibraltarian Government, and UEFA are currently investigating the incident. The pair near caused a diplomatic incident between the British-owned territory and Spai, but it seems unlikely to cost them much in terms of a suspension.