La Liga boss Javier Tebas says league ‘on right path’ to dealing with racism after more Vinicius Junior abuse
La Liga boss Javier Tebas says league ‘on right path’ to dealing with racism after more Vinicius Junior abuse
La Liga President Javier Tebas today claimed that his organization is “on the right track” to deal with her racism crisis after the last incident of abuse aimed at Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior.
The Brazil -International was The subject of racist monkeys singing during the Copa del Rey semi -final on Wednesday in Wednesday. The competition was delayed separately due to the abuse of the crowd focused in Madrid Center Back Raul Asencio. During the break, a message was placed on a large screen on supporters and said: “No to racist, xenophobic and intolerant songs. Courage and support the team while the rival respected.”
Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior victim of racist Taunts vs. Real Sociedad, game briefly paused by refs
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Wednesday’s incident was the latter in a number of racism -flash points in La Liga, Vinicius itself was the reported subject of 16 cases in the competition and after me May last year. In June, three fans were sentenced to eight months in prison for their abuse of the Madrid striker, the first individuals ever convicted of racist insults in a Spanish football stadium. Earlier this week a fan of Granada, who had previously abused Carlos Akapo, racially abused, was sentenced to a year in prison.
In these cases, Tebas sees signs of progress in a fight that he says he can never be fully won. Asked to tackle the events of Wednesday, De la Liga chef told the Financial Times Business of Football Summit: “There was one incident with a very small group of people. That is what happens to Spain. We do much more than what is seen in public, I don’t think other countries do so much.
“In this case we are going on the right path … In the case of Vinicius we have two statements against fans for Valencia and one from Mallorca. We are a party to all matters related to insults inside and outside the stadium. Our responsibility is not only on the field, when it is outside and someone wears a football shirt.
“We have to place the songs to the end, but all measures are implemented. To put an end to 100 percent of the cases, I really think we’re going on the right path.”
In November, Vinicius himself praised the performance and successful persecution as “very important” while he says: “It’s everyone’s fight, because I just can’t fight all those black people have suffered.”
