Real Madrid and the Spanish league condemned on Sunday racist insults against Lamine Yamal during Saturday”The Clasico“, and Madrid said it was working to identify those who abused the Barcelona Before.
Madrid said it “opened an investigation in order to locate and identify the perpetrators of these deplorable and despicable insults so that appropriate disciplinary and legal measures can be taken.”
The league said it would formally denounce the “intolerable racist“insults and gestures against Barcelona players during the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.
The league said so”strongly condemns these events“and” remains steadfast in its commitment to eradicating all types of racist behavior and hatred inside and outside stadiums. There is no place for this scourge in sport. »
The reaction came after videos on social media showed the alleged insults against Yamal after he scored Barcelona's third goal during his 4-0 rout of Madrid. The 17-year-old celebrated in a corner in front of Madrid fans and made some gestures seemingly provoking the fans.
Some fans could be heard shouting insults at Yamal and other Barcelona players.
“Real Madrid strongly condemns any type of behavior involving racism, xenophobia or violence in football and sport, and deeply regrets the insults uttered last night by some supporters in one of the corners of the stadium,” the club said in a statement.
Madrid denounces racist insults against its striker Vinicius Juniorwho is also black, for several years, including when he played a match at Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium.
Four Atletico Madrid fans who allegedly led a social media campaign aimed at promoting racist acts against Vinícius were arrested earlier this month.
Barcelona's victory leaves the Catalan club six points ahead of Madrid at the top of the table. league standings after 11 matches.
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