The proposed international friendly between Spain and England has been moved from the Santiago Bernabeu stadium to Alicante in the wake of La Roja's 2-0 win over Slovakia, a match in which star defender Gerard Pique was once again the subject of abuse from the Spanish fans.
As reported by AS English, that is thought to be the reason behind moving the match:
Spain will play England in Alicante on 13 Nov. Not in the Bernabéu as had been expected. Whistling of Piqué though to be behind change.
— AS English (@English_AS) September 7, 2015
Pique was whistled and jeered throughout the match by large sections of the home fans, and as shared by Barcastuff, it has been happening regularly since the veteran defender spoke out in favour of a referendum regarding Catalan independence:
note: pique has been whistled in ESP home games after he spoke out in favour of a referendum on catalan independence last year #fcblive
— barcastuff (@barcastuff) September 6, 2015
England have already qualified for Euro 2016, and Spain are expected to follow.