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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-06T13:01:02.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nSevilla footballers have been subjected to death threats and violent confrontations with supporters following their damaging 1-0 defeat to Real Oviedo on Sunday.\n\nThe loss to the bottom-placed side has intensified the crisis engulfing the Spanish club, who now find themselves perilously positioned in 17th place in LaLiga.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nAngry fans accosted players at San Pablo airport immediately after the match, with the situation escalating further when masked ultras descended on the club's training facilities.\n\nPolice were forced to intervene to shield the squad from the hostile supporters.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\nCentre-back Kike Sillas issued an apology to travelling fans in the aftermath of the defeat.\n\nAccording to Spanish publication Marca, supporters waiting at the airport hurled abuse at the returning squad, screaming for them to leave the club.\n\nThe vitriol extended beyond the playing staff, with threats directed specifically at club president Jose María del Nido Carrasco.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n> 🚨 Recibimiento de algunos aficionados a la plantilla del Sevilla a su llegada al aeropuerto\n>\n> ❌ Gritos de \"hijos de p***\" y de \"Junior muérete\"\n>\n> 📹 @IsaacEscalera\n>\n> 📻 #PartidazoCOPE pic.twitter.com/kKWCPoAv7j\n>\n> — El Partidazo de COPE (@partidazocope) April 5, 2026\n\nFans were heard shouting: \"Junior, die. Show your face, coward\" at the president, while players faced chants of \"Out, go away. Sons of b****es, out.\"\n\nThe ugly scenes marked a dramatic low point for a club accustomed to challenging at the summit of Spanish football and competing in European competition.\n\nThe confrontation intensified when hooded ultras subsequently arrived at the training ground, forcing Sevilla to call for police assistance.\n\n### LATEST SPORTS NEWS:\n\n\n\n\n  * Man City confirm departure of club legend Bernardo Silva after nine glittering years at Etihad Stadium\n  * Luke Littler's celebrity friend defends darts star after furious Premier League bust-up with Gian van Veen\n  * Megan Rapinoe 'sickened' and says 'it's not based on science' after Olympic ban on transgender athletes\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nOfficers reportedly established a protective barrier around the squad to prevent any physical altercation with the masked supporters.\n\nThe club's predicament in the standings makes the situation all the more desperate, with Sevilla sitting just two points clear of Elche, who occupy the final relegation berth.\n\nWith only eight fixtures remaining in the campaign, the six-time Europa League winners face a genuine battle to preserve their top-flight status.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nReal Oviedo, despite being rooted to the foot of the table with merely five victories from 30 matches, proved too strong.\n\nSillas addressed supporters following the defeat, stating: \"It's a really bad feeling.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"We want to apologise to the fans and thank everyone who travelled to support us.\n\n\"We couldn't achieve anything here, and it's a pretty tough defeat.\"\n\nThe defender urged unity, adding: \"We have to get through this together.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"The new coaching staff will help us. We all have to stick together, also for the fans, because they don't deserve this.\n\n\"We want to tell them that we're not going to give up until the next home game.\"\n\nLuis Garcia took charge in March following Matias Almeyda's dismissal, though whether Sevilla can avoid the drop to the second tier remains uncertain.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nPlease write at least 4 paragraphs\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Sevilla players ambushed by furious fans at airport and training ground as police called in"
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