Ferran Torres clears up the controversy over his cap

• Ferran Torres says the cap with the Make Spain Great Again slogan was in no way intended as a political statement.
• In an interview with CNN, he explained that he was simply wearing it because he liked it.
• In response to the controversy over his cap, he has clarified the situation after a post on the X social network.

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Ferran Torres said that the cap with the Make Spain Great Again slogan, which he wore at the time of the draw for the 2026 World Cup, had nothing to do with politics. As for the CNN interview, he clarified that he was simply referring to the slogan, which he had seen and liked.

In the words of Torres, the situation began with his wearing the cap, and he does not understand the political angle: the slogan he had written on the cap was for something entirely different, and he had no intention of getting involved in politics. “I didn’t have any political intention,” he said.

Meanwhile, the phrase Make Spain Great Again is a reference to Make America Great Again, which is associated with former US President Donald Trump. In turn, he has already commented on the controversy, saying that the cap had nothing to do with politics.

Commenting on the media reaction in the United States, Torres said that it was hard to understand why people were focusing on the cap. “I have been playing football for many years, and I have never thought about politics,” he said. He added that he was only wearing the cap because he liked it, and that he had no intention of offending anyone.

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