Embattled LaLiga president Javier Tebas repeated a racist slur used by fans towards Real Madrid star Vinícius Jr. when discussing the incident at a press conference on Thursday.
Tebas was speaking to the media in the days after Vinícius suffered persistent racist abuse from some Valencia fans throughout a game at the Mestalla Stadium.
“If a fan gets angry because Vini is very good, instead of saying ‘f**king Black,’ say, as the King of Spain [Juan Carlos I] said to [then Venezuela president Hugo] Chávez in his day [2007]: ‘Why don’t you shut up?’” The Royal Spanish Football Federation ordered a five-game partial stadium ban at Valencia’s Mestalla Stadium and a fine of €45,000 for the incident.
“If I wasn’t worried, I’d be crazy, right?” he said. “Of course, I’m worried and I will work, we will work to find a solution to this image problem because football is… Spain is not racist, Spanish football is not racist. Spanish police said four young men had been detained for allegedly hanging an effigy of Vinícius off a bridge in Madrid in January, while three others were arrested on suspicion of being involved in the racist insults aimed at the Brazilian during Sunday’s match against Valencia.The Spanish league has been criticized for not adequately addressing racist abuse in stadiums.
“Only in those cases, not for racist incidents. [Guidelines for racist incidents] like those which exist for example in the English Premier League, where you can take points away [for racist abuse].
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