{"id":9704,"date":"2023-05-26T01:25:36","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T01:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/vinicius-jr-javier-tebas-says-la-liga-could-reduce-racist-incidents-in-six-months\/"},"modified":"2023-05-26T01:25:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T01:25:37","slug":"vinicius-jr-javier-tebas-says-la-liga-could-reduce-racist-incidents-in-six-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/vinicius-jr-javier-tebas-says-la-liga-could-reduce-racist-incidents-in-six-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Vinicius Jr: Javier Tebas says La Liga could reduce racist incidents in six months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1\">\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media story-body__media--lead\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$video-1\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0.0\"><noscript data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0.0.1\"\/><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--video\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$video-1.1\">La Liga president Javier Tebas speaks about racism within La Liga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p role=\"introduction\" class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0\">La Liga could reduce the amount of racist incidents in Spain&#8217;s top flight in six or seven months if it had the &#8220;necessary powers&#8221;, the league&#8217;s president Javier Tebas says.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3\">\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0.0\">The Spanish league has requested more power to punish incidents of racism.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\">That came after Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr was the target of racist abuse at Valencia on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">&#8220;We are convinced that if we had those powers, within months we would get rid of this problem,&#8221; Tebas told the BBC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0\">&#8220;At least we would improve it considerably in general and specifically in the case of Vinicius. But if we don&#8217;t have the powers, all we can do is file complaints,&#8221; he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.0\">Vinicius has been the target of racist abuse a number of times this season and the latest incident has seen him receive support from the footballing world, with players and fans showing support for the Brazilian during the match between <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/65703448\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.$link-2.0\">Real and Rayo Vallecano<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.3\"> on Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.0\">As La Liga waits for the ability to take stronger action, Tebas said he would support the Brazil international if he decided to abandon a game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10.0\">&#8220;If he feels affected of course I&#8217;d encourage him to leave the pitch,&#8221; he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11.0\">&#8220;He and the whole team could abandon it. That is the decision of the referee but I&#8217;d encourage him to leave the pitch &#8211; he will be supported by me personally and La Liga.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$image-12\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$image-12.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$image-12.0.0\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--image\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$image-12.1\">Real Valladolid and Barcelona players hold up an anti-racism banner which translates into English as &#8216;Racists, out of football&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.0\">Tebas said the league has registered nine complaints about racist abuse directed specifically towards Vinicius.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14.0\">Under Spanish law, La Liga can identify and report cases, but not impose sanctions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15.0\">&#8220;We want powers, we don&#8217;t want to hide on the issue of racist insults,&#8221; Tebas said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16.0\">&#8220;It&#8217;s not enough for us only to be able to file complaints, we want to be able to punish anyone who shouts racist insults.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-17\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-17.0\">&#8220;We will keep trying to make sure nobody in any stadium shouts racist insults.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-18\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-18.0\">&#8220;Eliminating this problem 100% will never be possible. The same way that totally eliminating robberies and other crimes is impossible but we would reduce it a great deal and, if we were given the necessary powers, in six or seven months we could say that we don&#8217;t have racism.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"story-body__crosshead\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$crosshead-19\">What is La Liga doing about racism?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-20\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-20.0\">La Liga made a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/65683360\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-20.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-20.$link-2.0\">formal request<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-20.3\"> to the Spanish government that two laws are amended to give it authority to impose sanctions such as the total or partial closure of stadiums, bans for supporters and financial penalties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-21\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-21.0\">Currently, La Liga submits a weekly letter to the RFEF&#8217;s (Spanish football&#8217;s federation) competition committee and the State Commission against Violence, Racism, Xenophobia and Intolerance in Sport detailing any chants at matches that incite violence or include insulting content.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-22\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-22.0\">For insults that could be classified as hate crimes, La Liga also reports them to the Hate Prosecutor&#8217;s Office, as was the case on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-23\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-23.0\">On Sunday, Real&#8217;s match at Valencia was paused in the second half after an incensed Vinicius reported opposition fans to the referee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-24\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-24.0\">After the match, Vinicius and Tebas were involved in a row on Twitter, after the Brazilian said La Liga &#8220;belongs to racists&#8221; and &#8220;in Brazil, Spain is known as a country of racists&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-25\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-25.0\">Tebas responded by saying Vinicius twice did not turn up for a meeting to discuss what it &#8220;can do in cases of racism&#8221;, adding: &#8220;Before you criticise and slander La Liga, you need to inform yourself properly.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-26\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-26.0\">Tebas <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/65702174\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-26.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-26.$link-2.0\">has since apologised<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-26.3\"> for how his tweets were received, and when asked about the matter on Thursday said: &#8220;I didn&#8217;t want to attack Vinicius. The form and the moment weren&#8217;t ideal. I don&#8217;t think the message was well crafted.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-27\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-27.0\">Many have accused Spain of being a racist country following Sunday&#8217;s scenes but Tebas said that is not the case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-28\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-28.0\">&#8220;I think that neither Spain nor the Spanish league are racist,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I&#8217;m not saying there are not episodes of racism. But in general, neither the Spanish league, nor its players or its fans, are racist.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"story-body__crosshead\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$crosshead-29\">&#8216;I&#8217;m not sure that it&#8217;s anything more than crisis management&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-30\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-30.0\">Piara Powar, head of European football&#8217;s anti-discriminatory body Fare, said he was &#8220;not particularly convinced&#8221; by what Tebas was now saying.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-31\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-31.0\">&#8220;As a league they have multiple powers already,&#8221; he said. &#8220;All of the clubs at which Vinicius has been abused are their members so you can do a whole number of things: address them every week, give them training programmes, support their stewarding &#8211; the list is endless.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-32\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-32.0\">&#8220;We hope the fact that he&#8217;s responding, giving interviews and apologising for things he&#8217;s said previously will mean they&#8217;re a bit more attentive, but I&#8217;m not sure that it&#8217;s anything more than crisis management at this stage. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-33\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-33.0\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t hear anything where he is saying everyone in Spanish football needs to get behind Vinicius now, that we need to get behind this issue and make sure it doesn&#8217;t happen again. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-34\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-34.0\">&#8220;I&#8217;m not particularly convinced and I don&#8217;t think many others will be by what he&#8217;s saying.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"story-body__crosshead\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$crosshead-35\">Timeline of events since racist incident<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-36\"><strong data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-36.$bold-0\">21 May 2023<\/strong><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-36.1\"> &#8211; Vinicius <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/65669712\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-36.$link-3\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-36.$link-3.0\">suffers racist abuse at Valencia<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-36.4\"> but is sent off for violent conduct in the 97th minute after an altercation with Hugo Duro. Earlier in the game, an incensed Vinicius attempts to bring Valencia fans to the referee&#8217;s attention. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-37\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-37.0\">After the match, Vinicius and Tebas are involved in a row on Twitter, after the Brazilian says La Liga &#8220;belongs to racists&#8221; and Tebas responds by saying that Vinicius twice did not turn up for a meeting to discuss what it &#8220;can do in cases of racism&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-38\"><strong data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-38.$bold-0\">22 May <\/strong><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-38.1\">&#8211; Real Madrid file the incident to the Spanish prosecutor&#8217;s office as a hate crime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-39\"><strong data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-39.$bold-0\">23 May <\/strong><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-39.1\">&#8211; La Liga <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/65683360\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-39.$link-3\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-39.$link-3.0\">requests more sanctioning powers<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-39.4\"> so it can punish incidents of racism in Spanish football rather than just reporting them. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/65691729\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-39.$link-6\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-39.$link-6.0\">Valencia are also fined<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-39.7\"> and given a partial stadium closure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-40\"><strong data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-40.$bold-0\">24 May <\/strong><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-40.1\">&#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/65702174\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-40.$link-3\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-40.$link-3.0\">Tebas apologises<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-40.4\"> for comments made towards Vinicius after the match. Real Madrid <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/65703448\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-40.$link-6\"><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-40.$link-6.0\">show support for Vinicius<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".t67fzjxnvq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-40.7\"> at match against Rayo Vallecano.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/65708470?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=KARANGA\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La Liga president Javier Tebas speaks about racism within La Liga La Liga could reduce the amount of racist incidents in Spain&#8217;s top flight in six or seven months if it had the &#8220;necessary powers&#8221;, the league&#8217;s president Javier Tebas says. The Spanish league has requested more power to punish incidents of racism. 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