A sanction taken after racist chants against Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams. The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) announced on Tuesday that it had imposed two partially closed doors at Atlético de Madrid in La Liga following the incidents at the Metropolitano stadium on Saturday.
“Atlético received a sanction of partial closure of the sports arena for a period of two matches and a financial fine of 20,000 euros,” the RFEF said in a press release.
Spain international Nico Williams claimed he was targeted by monkey screams as he prepared to take a corner during his team’s 3-1 defeat in Madrid. The match was interrupted for a few minutes when he reported the incident to the referee.
“It’s not normal to be offended because of the color of your skin”
The Basque winger scored shortly after and celebrated his goal by tapping his arm, indicating his skin colour. “It was with a bit of anger, it’s not normal to be offended for the color of your skin,” he added. “There weren’t many. There are stupid people everywhere… I hope it will change little by little,” emphasized the 21-year-old.
The Spanish Football League also announced that the author of those monkey noises had been identified thanks to the cameras in the stadium and handed over to the police after the match.
Despite the efforts of the authorities, which now report every incident to the authorities and increase communication campaigns, Spain is still struggling to stop racism in its stadiums. Real Madrid forward Vinicius, who scored on Tuesday in the Champions League at Bayern Munich, is a frequent victim of this.
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