# @cgtneurope on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ2YN1jifwV
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67002102-cgtneurope-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/e03ebbb7fe.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-06-21T13:31:11.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CGTN Europe (@cgtneurope) — https://gondola.cc/cgtneurope

## Caption

‘My country is at war. I came in a boat with my father, we could have died on the journey.’⁣
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For World Refugee Day, a team representing migrants and refugees from Mali, Libya, Nigeria, Ukraine, Venezuela and beyond faced off against retired Spanish La Liga pros in Madrid. ⁣
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No trophies, no transfer fees — just a chance for visibility on a day when Europe's politics is growing louder and harsher toward people like them.⁣
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A recent poll found 60% of Spaniards believe there are too many foreigners in the country. Football won't fix a continent's politics. But for one Saturday afternoon in Madrid, it offered something else.⁣
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#refugees #football #spain

## Stats

- **Views:** 915
- **Likes:** 23
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 1

## Tags

spain, football, refugees

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