Spanish football chief admits racism ‘problem’ after Vinícius Júnior abuse
The head of Spain’s national football federation has said the country has a problem with racism following the abuse hurled at Real Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior during Sunday’s match against Valencia.
Luis Rubiales, the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation RFEF, called for zero tolerance for racism in stadiums.
Real Madrid on Monday lodged a hate crime complaint with Spanish prosecutors over the incident, the club said in a statement.
“Real Madrid CF shows its strongest rejection and condemns the events that occurred yesterday against our player Vinicius Jr,” it said.
The attacks, in its view, “constitute a hate crime” for which the club has filed a complaint with the state attorney general’s office, the club said.
Separately, the Movement Against Intolerance (MCI) and the Association of Spanish Soccer Players (AFE) said in a joint statement they had also filed a complaint with the same prosecutor’s office, citing racial slurs against the black player.
Source: The Guardian
