Soccer-Luis Enrique urges police to deal with 'severe' threats to Morata


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Group E - Slovakia v Spain - La Cartuja Stadium, Seville, Spain - June 23, 2021 Spain's Alvaro Morata in action Pool via REUTERS/Marcelo Del Pozo

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Spain coach Luis Enrique said the police should look into threats made to Alvaro Morata and his family during the European Championship, describing the treatment the striker had faced as "a serious crime".

Morata has been booed by his side's supporters before and during the tournament. Last week he said people had threatened his family https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-euro-cro-esp-preview/soccer-morata-reveals-social-media-abuse-threats-to-family-idUKKCN2E10UU outside games and shouted "I hope your children die" at him before Wednesday's 5-0 win over Slovakia.

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