Real Madrid, the Spanish League and the national government on Sunday condemned the racist insults against Lamine Yamal during Saturday’s classic, and the capital club said they are investigating to find those who made the xenophobic insults. ‘ the attack of the Barcelona striker.
Madrid said it opened an investigation “to find and identify the authors of these disgusting and despicable insults, in order to adopt the appropriate disciplinary and legal measures.”
For its part, the League indicated that it would formally denounce the “intolerable racist behavior” aimed at Barcelona players at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium.
“The League remains steadfast in its commitment to stamp out any form of racist and hateful behavior inside and outside the stadiums. There is no place for this sport,” he said.
The state’s Higher Sports Council “strongly” condemned the “unsanctioned” actions against Yamal. He also said that a commission in charge of violence, racism and other crimes in sport will meet on Monday to take action on what happened at the Bernabéu.
The government confirmed that the classic “as in any other sporting event, violence, racism, xenophobia, hatred or intolerance cannot be accommodated.” “
The comments came after the distribution of videos on social networks, showing the humiliation of Yamal after he scored Barcelona’s third goal in a 4-0 victory over Madrid. The 17-year-old attacker celebrated in front of the Madrid fans, with gestures that seem to have inspired the fans.
Some fans could be heard shouting insults at Yamal and other Barcelona players.
“The club strongly condemns any form of behavior that involves racism, xenophobia or violence in football and sport, and deeply regrets the mis- confidence that some fans said last night in one of the corners of the stadium,” said Madrid.
The Spanish capital club have been denying racist abuse against Brazilian forward Vinicius Júnior, who is black, for years, including a match at Barcelona’s Camp Nou.
Four Atlético Madrid fans who claimed to have led a social media campaign against racist acts against Vinicius were arrested this month.
Vinicius spoke out on Sunday on his social networks, describing what happened at the Bernabéu as “regret” and offering his solidarity with Yamal, Ansu Fati and Raphinha.
“I know that Madrid and the police are going to do things to identify and punish the guilty!!,” he wrote on his X account.
Barcelona’s win left the Catalan club six points ahead of Madrid at the top of the competition after 11 rounds.
2024-10-28 21:13:00
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