The Spanish La Liga said it would report racial abuse of Lamine Yamal during the Barcelona, Real Madrid El Clasico the police for possible prosecution of fans involved.
Yamal scored the third goal of the 4-0 spanking of Real Madrid at the Bernabeu, and fans of the home side racially taunted him as was seen in videos online.
“In light of the events that took place during the match between Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona, where intolerable racist behaviour was observed, La Liga will immediately report the racist insults and gestures received by FC 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,” said La Liga in a statement.
“La Liga vehemently condemns the incidents at the Santiago Bernabeu and remains firm in its commitment to eradicate any kind of racist behaviour and hatred inside and outside stadiums.”
Real Madrid also put out a statement: “Real Madrid strongly condemns any kind of behaviour involving racism, xenophobia or violence in football and sport, and deeply regrets the insults that a few fans uttered last night in one of the corners of the stadium.
“Real Madrid has opened an investigation in order to locate and identify the perpetrators of these deplorable and despicable insults so that the appropriate disciplinary and judicial measures can be taken.”
