'Have some respect': Fuming Ramos tells fan to 'shut up' during interview

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MADRID (AP) — Sevilla's struggles continued into the new year with a 2-0 home loss to Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish league on Thursday, followed by Sergio Ramos getting into a verbal spat with a fan in his post-match interview.

The veteran defender was talking to a television reporter by the sideline when he angrily responded to a fan who was apparently yelling at him from the stands.

"Have some respect, we are talking. Respect the fans and the shield. Respect the fans and shut up now," Ramos yelled.

"We have to endure everything. It's the situation now," he told the reporter. "We understand the frustration of the fans, it's normal. It's been a long time without winning, without giving them some happiness."

It was the fifth defeat in Sevilla's last six matches in all competitions, leaving the traditional club from southern Madrid in 16th place, one point from the relegation zone.

Sevilla has only one win in its last 13 league matches — at second-to-last-place Granada in December.