Madrid, Sep 3: Spanish club Mallorca has suspended midfielder Dani Rodríguez without pay and stripped him of his captaincy after the veteran publicly complained that he did not get to play in the team’s match against Real Madrid, when his family was in attendance.
Mallorca issued a statement Wednesday saying Rodríguez “has been suspended from duty and pay,” and that the club “has stripped him of his captaincy with immediate effect.”
Rodríguez was an unused substitute in Mallorca’s 2-1 loss to Madrid on Saturday at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
After the match, the 37-year-old player posted on Instagram a photo of his family at the stadium, accompanied by a text in which he complained about not getting any minutes.
He said he had travelled to Madrid with his kids being “excited” about the opportunity to see his dad play at the Bernabeu. (AP)
