Gerard Pique has hit back at claims that he stuck his middle finger up during Spain's national anthem ahead of their defeat to Croatia at Euro 2016 on Tuesday, and he branded the accusations "stupid."
He explained on Twitter that television cameras had caught him in the act of crossing his fingers rather than making an obscene gesture, as translated by Sport: "I’m crossing my fingers during the anthem. Stop looking for controversy where there is none and let’s try and win the European Championships together."
AS supplied still images of the footage that caused the controversy:
Gerard Piqué denies bird-flip during Spanish national anthem: "I was crossing my fingers" https://t.