Vinícius Júnior shows EU law is not doing enough to tackle racism on and off the football pitch

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There are also continuing allegations of racist abuse in Spanish football.

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Employment, Real Madrid CF, Roma, Legislation, Criminal law, Education, Commission, Feyenoord, Xenophobia, UEFA, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Intolerance, Spanish Council of State, Research, Football, Nursing, Sport, EU, Racism, La Liga, European, Violence
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ITALY, NETHERLANDS, PORTUGAL, GERMANY, VALENCIA, SPAIN, UK, FRANCE
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  • There are also continuing allegations of racist abuse in Spanish football.
  • Spain of course is not the only country where football is plagued by racism.

Legal sanctions

    • Yet La Liga, which has now reportedly lodged ten complaints against fans, regarding racism experienced by Vinícius Júnior, cannot impose sanctions itself.
    • But very few such administrative sanctions are proposed and fewer still are actually imposed.
    • According to the Commission against Violence and Racism in Sports, in 2021-22, administrative sanctions were proposed for 1,608 spectators and 59 clubs.
    • This latter figure represents a considerable increase from 2018-19, when only three sanctions linked to racism and xenophobia were proposed.

Denial of racism

    • Anti-racism charity SOS Racismo has shown racism to be present in all areas of Spanish life.
    • To deal with racism within football, Spain could look for inspiration from initiatives including the European Commission’s Fight Against Racism campaign in collaboration with Uefa and the Feyenoord is for All campaign in the Netherlands.
    • Legal sanctions are not preventing racism in football.
    • And racism is not limited to pitches and stadiums.
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