De la Fuente denies racism in Spain despite Yamal, Vinicius avowals
Summary
Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said Spain does not have a racism problem before the team’s UEFA Nations League match against England in Madrid. His comments came after Spain received a FIFA punishment over Islamophobic chants and players including Lamine Yamal and Vinicius Jr. described racist abuse.Key Facts
- De la Fuente said, “In Spain, there is no racism,” and said Spaniards are not racist.
- FIFA punished Spain after supporters sang an Islamophobic chant during a match against Egypt in March.
- Spain must play its next home friendly at reduced capacity as part of the punishment.
- Lamine Yamal said in September that he had experienced racism “a thousand times.”
- Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr. has also faced racist abuse and spoken about it publicly.
- England coach Thomas Tuchel said his players would be reminded of antiracism protocols before the match.
- Tuchel later said his comments were not specifically about racism in Spain.
- England midfielder Declan Rice said the team knew how to respond if racist abuse occurred, including leaving the pitch under the relevant protocol.
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