17-year-old Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal was targeted with xenophobic and racist abuse
“LaLiga will immediately report the racist insults and gestures received by Barcelona players to the Hate Crimes Section of the National Police Information Brigade, as well as informing the Coordinating Prosecutor of the Hate Crimes and Discrimination Unit of the State Attorney General’s Office,” LaLiga said in a statement.
Real Madrid said they had opened an investigation to identify the perpetrators so that appropriate action can be taken. “The racist insults directed at Lamine Yamal during El Clasico are everything we will fight against from the Government,” she said in a statement on Sunday. The Spanish Football Federation and LaLiga have taken steps to tackle an increase in racist abuse with measures including partial stadium closures.
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