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FootballAtletico Madrid Players Won’t Give Away Shirts After Game, Club Instead Will Auction Off Player Jerseys
- Many football clubs have already clamped down on fans asking for player's jerseys after the game
- Atletico Madrid have introduced a novel new way to give away the player shirts and raise money
- Spanish side Atletico Madrid have partnered with an app to auction off player jerseys during the game
Atletico Madrid fans hoping to get their favourite players' shirts will be sorely disappointed.
In recent years, more and more fans have been spotted at soccer stadiums with signs asking for player shirts.
While some clubs indulge this new trend, others, including Atletico, are clamping down on it. As reported by SportBible, the players will no longer be giving away shirts, but fans can still win them in an auction.
Atleti have partnered with a new marketing app to digitally auction off the shorts after select games.
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Fans will have to download the app where they will be able to opt-in for live auctions during select matches throughout the season. The auctions will run from the start of the game until the final whistle.
The new initiative will also limit fan interaction with players, something Atletico will be looking to do after Mario Hermoso’s recent fight with fans.
After the side’s recent defeat to Villareal, Fans were angry and took out that frustration by verbally abusing Hermoso. Fans called him a Madridista, referencing his time spent at Real Madrid and the insults did not sit well with the player.
He attempted to enter the stands to fight with the fans who insulted him and had to be restrained by security, GiveMeSport reported.
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Atletico Madrid were stunned at the Civitas Metropolitano 2-0 by visiting Villareal in Matchday 2 of the 2022/23 La Liga season but Mario Hermoso has hugged the headlines after the game.
The Atletico Madrid defender was an unused substitute in the home loss against Unai Emery’s team but took issues with the club’s supporters immediately after the game.
According to Sport Bible, Hermoso objected to what was being said and was captured on camera yelling at his own supporters in the footage that went viral on social media.