VIDEO: Bizarre scenes as unpaid players refuse to kick a ball in cup match

Racing Santander players refused to play last night’s Copa del Rey clash with Real Sociedad in protest over unpaid wages.

VIDEO: Bizarre scenes as unpaid players refuse to kick a ball in cup match

Racing Santander players refused to play last night’s Copa del Rey clash with Real Sociedad in protest over unpaid wages.

Fernandez’s players, who have not been paid for several months, turned up and completed their warm-up at El Sardinero but, when the first whistle blew, it soon became evident there would not be a contest.

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