Brahim Diaz chooses to represent Morocco instead of Spain, according to the local press | sports

Real Madrid star Ibrahim Diaz chose to defend the colors of the Moroccan football team instead of his Spanish counterpart, according to what the local press reported Monday.

Diaz, 24 years old, who was born in Malaga to a Spanish mother and a Moroccan father, will wear the “Atlas Lions” shirt because he was “ignored” by the Spanish Federation and the “La Roja” national team, according to the sports daily newspaper “Marca”, adding that “Morocco was heavily involved in the case.” Ibrahim, which Spain did not do.”

For its part, Radio Cadena said that “he has not been contacted, neither by Luis Enrique nor by Luis de la Fuente (the former and current coaches of the La Roja national team), and therefore he will play the next two friendly matches with Morocco.”

Diaz chose Morocco due to his despair over Spain

According to the newspaper “AS”, Diaz made his final decision after the Spanish Football Federation refused to inform him, before the rest of the other international players, if his name was included in the national team’s list for the two friendly matches against Colombia on March 22 in London and Brazil on March 23 in Madrid. .

La Roja coach De La Fuente said on Monday in response to a question about the issue during his participation in a forum organized at a university, “I respect his position. Everyone is free to make their decisions.”

He continued, “There are 3 criteria for selection: the first is that you are qualified to play with the national team, the second is the desire to do so, and the third is that the coach summons the player. But the most important thing is that the player desires to do so, without requirements or conditions, in order to ensure equality of rights.” And duties with the rest of the group.

De La Fuente will announce on Friday the list of players called up for the two friendly matches this month, while Morocco is expected to summon Diaz for the matches between Angola on the 22nd of this month and Mauritania on the 26th of this month.

Diaz only played one match for the Spain national under-21 team, in a friendly win over Lithuania 4-0 in 2021, which allows him to change his sporting nationality.