Spain -captain Alvaro Morata has regularly discussed the impact of abuse on social media and the street on his mental health. After the last episode of Abuse, the authorities took action.
The former Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid striker has been something of a lightning rod for criticism in Spanish football in recent years and has made itself public on various occasions about the negative impact it has had on him and his personal life. During the most recent international break, Morata missed a crucial penalty in which La Roja saw the Nations League trophy against Portugal, which was confronted with a further barrage of abuse.
As reported by Marca, a 19-year-old in Malaga was arrested on suspicion of death threats via social media against Morata. The comments also referred to the children of the 32-year-old. The teenager who offered the insults then appeared at a police station to report the robbery of his personal social media account.
Police officers found that the insults were made of their personal account, and after finding inconsistencies in their version of events, the 19-year-old mobile seized. The analysis of the metadata suspected police suspected that they were actually the attacker. Phrases for death threats can be in Spain for up to five years.
The threat in question was sent to Alice Campello, the Italian model and mother of Morata's children. Campello had originally defended Morata against the hatred he received, but then received the following via a private message.
“I'm going to kill your husband, the children, I will also kill them with my own hands.”
Before the game, the Spain manager Luis de la Fuente Morata had supported to continue as a captain of Spain and stated that he 'had a lot of football in him'. After the Nations League final, Morata confirmed that he is considering retirement from the Spanish national team after he had previously cited the abuse as a factor in his pleasure.