Barcelona and Spain centre-back Gerard Pique was accused of showing his middle finger to the camera when Spain's national anthem was being sung during the game against Croatia at Stade de Bordeaux stadium on 21 June.
Vicente Del Bosque's side slipped to a 2-1 defeat to Croatia to finish second in Group D.
Even though everybody is speaking about Spain's loss to Croatia, Pique's unwanted incident during the anthem garnered more attention. He was accused of showing his middle finger to the cameraman as his team-mates lined up for the national anthem.
After the game ended, Pique claimed that critics are simply looking for controversy, goal.com reported.
"I'm cracking my knuckles during the anthem," he posted on Twitter.
"Let's stop looking for controversy where there isn't any and try to win these Euros together."
Me estoy crujiendo los dedos durante el himno. Dejemos de buscar polémicas donde no las hay e intentemos ganar la Eurocopa todos juntos.
— Gerard Piqué (@3gerardpique) June 21, 2016
What's the verdict? Some in Spain saying Gerard Pique gave the middle finger to the national anthem earlier.. pic.twitter.com/FXywB15omR
— talkingbaws (@talkingbaws) June 21, 2016