2023-05-24 09:17:30
Vinicius partly rehabilitated. The Real Madrid player who received a red card during the match in Valencia on Sunday after being the victim of racist insults during the meeting, will not have any suspension matches, announced the Spanish Federation on Tuesday evening.
“Given the allegations and the videographic evidence provided by Real Madrid regarding the expulsion at the 90th + 5 of Vinicius”, the Disciplinary Committee has decided to cancel the “disciplinary consequences” of this expulsion and to authorize the Brazilian to play again on Wednesday (7:30 p.m.) against Rayo Vallecano at the Bernabeu for the 36th day of La Liga.
An unprecedented decision in Spain which is experienced as a first victory for human rights defenders. This new episode of racism against Vinicius had caused a wave of indignation across the world. In Brazil, the city of Rio de Janeiro worked on its side to mark the occasion. Christ the Redeemer, the city’s world-famous symbol, passed away on Monday night in solidarity with the local kid.
“We must censor all forms of racism”
“I don’t know if it’s fair or not. Personally, I think that any form of racism should be absolutely censored. What happens in the course of the game is something else. It surprises me that they took away his red card, one thing has nothing to do with the other,” Xavi slipped at a press conference after FC Barcelona’s heavy 3-1 loss to Valladolid on Tuesday evening.
In addition, this “competition committee”, equivalent to the disciplinary committee in France, decided to order the closure of the Mario Kempes stand at the Mestalla stadium in Valencia, from which came the racist insults that targeted Vinicius, for a period of five games, straddling the current season and the next, therefore. He also imposed a financial fine on the Valencia CF club.
“It has been proven that, as written by the referee in his post-match report, there were racist cries towards Vinicius, Real Madrid player, during the match, altering the normal course of the said match. These offenses being very serious, it was decided to impose on Valence CF an economic sanction of 45,000 euros, ”announced this commission.
Referees in the crosshairs
This is made up of a representative from La Liga, another from the federation and a final one from the Spanish Sports Council (equivalent to the State Secretariat for Sports in France). “This committee considers that the referee’s assessment was influenced by the omission of the entire scuffle, which resulted in an erroneous refereeing decision. Indeed, the fact that a decisive part of the facts was omitted prompted him to adopt an arbitrary decision. And this, because it was impossible for him to assess adequately what happened, “said the officials in their press release, at the end of a meeting which lasted more than seven hours according to the Spanish press.
Earlier in the day, the Spanish FA suspended Nacho Iglesias Villanueva, VAR referee for the Valencia CF – Real Madrid match, who “failed” to show the entire clash between Vinicius , sanctioned with a red card, and Hugo Duro, who escaped any sanction as he tried to hold the Brazilian back by the neck.
According to the press, Iglesias Villanueva was even removed from his duties as a referee by the RFEF. The federation, consulted by AFP, did not wish to comment on this information.
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