The meeting, which took place in the Cornella stadium, home to Espanyol Barcelona, was marked by racist chants (“He who does not jump is Muslim!“) intoned by a group of Spanish supporters.
At half-time, a message was displayed on the giant screens, reminding us that the law “prohibits and sanctions active participation in violent, xenophobic, homophobic or racist acts“.
“We investigate yesterday’s Islamophobic and xenophobic chants at RCDE Stadium during the Spain-Egypt friendly match“(0-0), the Catalan police said on Wednesday on X.
“Racist insults and chants shame us as a society“, in the words of the Minister of Justice, Félix Bolaños, also on X.
“The far right will leave no space free from its hatred and those who remain silent today will be complicit.“, he accused, assuring that the left-wing government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez Pedro Sánchez “continue to work for a country that is tolerant and respectful of all“.
The Spanish Football Federation said Tuesday evening “condemn any act of violence in stadiums” et “join the message of football against racism“.
Its president, Rafael Louzán, spoke of songs “isolés” Who “must not reproduce“.
At a post-match press conference, Spanish coach Luis de la Fuente, for his part, said he felt “total and absolute disgust at any xenophobic, racist or disrespectful attitude“, denouncing chants”intolerable” and they call à “identifier” and sanction their perpetrators.
“We must all help each other so that racist chants are eradicated from football fields“, added midfielder Pedri to the press. “We don’t like it“.
Despite the efforts of the authorities and several legal convictions, Spanish football still fails to eradicate racism in its stadiums and on the pitches.
The Brazilian star of Real Madrid Vinicius Junior, who has become the symbol of the fight against discrimination in the world of football, has been the most frequent target since his arrival in Madrid in 2018. But only some of these incidents have led to sanctions.
Spain will host the Football World Cup in 2030, alongside Portugal and Morocco.
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