Camp Nou could be closed if Barca fans insult Spain - Tebas


Soccer Football - Champions League - FC Barcelona vs Olympiacos - Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - October 18, 2017 Fans in the stands display the Estelada (Catalan flag of independence) REUTERS/Albert Gea

BARCELONA (Reuters) - La Liga president Javier Tebas said on Friday Barcelona supporters are free to chant in favour of independence for Catalonia at games but said any "insulting" chants against Spain could lead to the temporary closure of their Nou Camp stadium.

Pro-independence gestures have been on the rise at Barca's stadium since the banned referendum on Catalonia's split from Spain on Oct. 1, which has provoked a stand off between the Spanish central government and its richest region.

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