December 3 – Four fans accused of racially insulting forward Lamine Yamal and other Barcelona players during last month’s league ‘clasico’ at Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu Stadium are set to be banned from Spanish stadiums for a year.
The Spanish soccer federation’s anti-violence committee has proposed handing the bans – and fines of up to €5,000 each – to those accused of insulting the players during Barca’s 4-0 win on October 26.
The commission also proposed a one-year ban and a fine for a fifth fan accused of attacking two visiting fans outside the stadium after the game.
Spanish police had detained the fans saying there was enough evidence showing that they used racist slurs to insult the players during Barcelona’s victory.
Videos on social media showed the alleged insults against Yamal occurred after he scored Barcelona’s third goal in the second half. The 17-year-old celebrated in a corner in front of Madrid fans and made some gestures apparently provoking the fans.
Madrid had been quick to denounce the incident and helped find the perpetrators, as did the Spanish league.
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