Valencia fans detained in Singapore over football protest

A fan on his honeymoon posed with a banner criticising Valencia's billionaire owner Peter Lim.

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Dani Cuesta posted photographs of himself outside the home of Peter Lim, the billionaire owner of Valencia CF, holding a banner criticising the business magnate.

Mr Cuesta and his partner Mireia Sáez were stopped while trying to leave Singapore airport on Friday and had their passports confiscated, Valencia Mayor María José Catalá told Spanish radio station Onda Cero.

It is unclear what charges the pair face, if any, but the matter will be resolved later on Wednesday, the BBC understands.

Singapore has some of the world's strictest laws on vandalism and public assembly, which includes assemblies even of one person.

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