Sportuk sportuk footballpepe

Real Madrid's Press Conference Disrupted By Anti-Gazprom Protest (PICTURES)

Madrid's Press Conference Disrupted By Anti-Gazprom Protest (PICTURES)
The Huffington Post UK

Real Madrid's press conference before Tuesday's Champions League group match at Copenhagen was disrupted by Greenpeace's latest anti-Gazprom stunt.

A banner was lowered behind coach Carlo Ancelotti and Madrid defender Pepe, which read "Save the Arctic" and "Show Gazprom the red card", and featured the logo of the environmental protest group. It was quickly removed by an official.

Gazprom are one of the Champions League's sponsors and the poster blocked out the state-owned Russian oil giant's logo on the set behind Ancelotti.

Open Image Modal

Greenpeace struck again before Madrid's Champions League match

In October, Basel and Schalke's Champions League tie was held up when Greenpeace activists abseiled down from the St. Jakob-Park roof and unfurled a banner protesting against Gazprom.

Gazprom, whose offshore oil drilling in the Arctic is opposed by Greenpeace, are also Schalke's sponsors for Champions League games.

Anti-Gazprom protest
(01 of10)
Open Image Modal
Real Madrid's coach Carlo Ancelotti, centre left and player Pepe, centre right, react as an official hides a Greenpeace poster, during a press conference at Parken Stadium, in Copenhagen, Denmark., Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. FC Copenhagen will play Real Madrid in a Champions League soccer match on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Polfoto, Tariq Mikkel Khan) DENMARK OUT (credit:AP)
(02 of10)
Open Image Modal
Real Madrid's coach Carlo Ancelotti, centre left and player Pepe, centre right, sit in front of a Greenpeace poster, during a press conference at Parken Stadium, in Copenhagen, Denmark., Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. FC Copenhagen will play Real Madrid in a Champions League soccer match on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Polfoto, Peter Hove Olesen) DENMARK OUT (credit:AP)
(03 of10)
Open Image Modal
Real Madrid's coach Carlo Ancelotti, centre left and player Pepe, centre right, sit in front of a Greenpeace poster, during a press conference at Parken Stadium, in Copenhagen, Denmark., Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. FC Copenhagen will play Real Madrid in a Champions League soccer match on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Polfoto, Tariq Mikkel Khan) DENMARK OUT (credit:AP)
FBL-EUR-C1-REAL-MADRID-GREENPEACE(04 of10)
Open Image Modal
An official tries to remove a banner placed by Greenpeace during a press conference given by Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti (2ndL) and Real Madrid defender Pepe (2ndR) at Parken stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark, on December 9, 2013. Real Madrid will face FC Copenhagen in a UEFA Champions League group B football match on December 10, 2013. Seen left is an official from Real Madrid and seen right is an interpreter. AFP PHOTO / Scanpix Denmark /NIKOLAI LINARES / Denmark out (Photo credit should read Nikolai Linares/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
FBL-EUR-C1-REAL-MADRID(05 of10)
Open Image Modal
Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti (L) and Real Madrid defender Pepe attend a press conference at Parken stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark, on December 9, 2013. Real Madrid will face FC Copenhagen in a UEFA Champions League group B football match on 10 December 2013. AFP PHOTO / Scanpix Denmark / Nikolai Linares / DENMARK OUT (Photo credit should read Nikolai Linares/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
FBL-EUR-C1-REAL-MADRID-GREENPEACE(06 of10)
Open Image Modal
An official tries to remove a banner placed by Greenpeace during a press conference given by Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti (2ndL) and Real Madrid defender Pepe (2ndR) at Parken stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark, on December 9, 2013. Real Madrid will face FC Copenhagen in a UEFA Champions League group B football match on December 10, 2013. Seen left is an official from Real Madrid and seen right is an interpreter. AFP PHOTO / Scanpix Denmark /NIKOLAI LINARES / Denmark out (Photo credit should read Nikolai Linares/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
FBL-EUR-C1-REAL-MADRID-GREENPEACE(07 of10)
Open Image Modal
A Greenpeace banner is seen during a press conference given by Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti (2ndL) and Real Madrid defender Pepe (2ndR) at Parken stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark, on December 9, 2013. Real Madrid will face FC Copenhagen in a UEFA Champions League group B football match on December 10, 2013. Seen left is an official from Real Madrid and seen right is an interpreter. AFP PHOTO / Scanpix Denmark /NIKOLAI LINARES / Denmark out (Photo credit should read Nikolai Linares/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
454560975(08 of10)
Open Image Modal
454560995(09 of10)
Open Image Modal
454561013(10 of10)
Open Image Modal

The banner read "Don't foul the Arctic" and heralded The "Arctic 30", referring to the 30 activists recently detained by Russian authorities in the Arctic after two of them tried to scale a Gazprom oil platform.

Suggest a correction
|
Submit a tip