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NYON, Switzerland — Rodri and Alvaro Morata have been banned for Spain's first match as the new European champion after singing about a sovereignty claim on Gibraltar at the title celebration last month. Morata and Rodri led thousands of fans singing "Gibraltar is Spanish" in Madrid, a day after the 2-1 final win over England. UEFA's disciplinary panel punished the two players with a one-match ban that will be served in the game against Serbia in the Nations League on Sept. 5. Among the charges were "using sporting events for manifestations of a non-sporting nature and for bringing the sport of football, and UEFA in particular, into disrepute."
