Minor given one-year stadium ban after racist abuse of Barcelona's Lamine Yamal in El Clasico
A minor has been given a one-year stadium ban for directing racist abuse towards Barcelona's Lamine Yamal during El Clasico in October.
The individual has also been given '30 hours of socio-educational tasks', according to La Liga.
Videos from the game on social media appeared to show Yamal, 17, being subjected to racist abuse from Real Madrid fans in the stands at the Bernabeu while preparing to take a corner and after his goal in Barca's 4-0 win against rivals Real Madrid.
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La Liga also reported instances of alleged racist abuse towards Barcelona's Raphinha and Ansu Fati to the national police.
Barcelona, Madrid and La Liga all condemned the abuse, with the league adding that it would 'request lip expertise on the reported images in order to identify the insults made' against Yamal, Raphinha and Fati.
Three people were subsequently arrested in November for what La Liga described as 'violating the dignity and moral integrity of two footballers'.
In a statement on Tuesday, La Liga said: 'The minor identified, following the complaint by La Liga as one of the perpetrators of the racist insults, has admitted the facts and accepted, within the framework of the proceedings of the Office of the Public Prosecution for Minors, the imposition of 30 hours of socio-educational tasks.'
The individual is prohibited from entering 'any of the stadiums where official football competitions are held for a period of one year'.
La Liga also requested that the individual provide a written apology to Yamal.
Madrid confirmed after the game that it had identified those responsible for the 'deplorable and despicable insults' before 'appropriate disciplinary and judicial action can be taken.' Madrid forward Vinicius Junior, who has also been subjected to racist abuse in Spain, condemned the incident on social media.
Lamentable lo que ha pasado ayer en Bernabéu con insultos racistas. No hay espacio para estos criminosos en nuestra sociedad. Todo mi apoyo a Lamine, Ansu y Raphinha. Lo sé que Madrid y la policia van hacer las cosas para identificar y punir los culpables!! https://t.co/pG2FXsMjDn
— Vini Jr. (@vinijr) October 27, 2024
'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,' the club said in a statement at the time.
Last month, five supporters were given suspended prison sentences and fined for racist chants directed at Vinicius Jr during a match against Real Valladolid in a landmark ruling that saw the individuals convicted of a hate crime. It was the first time that racist chanting in a stadium had met this definition in a Spanish court.
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