The CSD condemns racial abuse occurring at football matches.

Madrid, 22 may 2023.- To the increase in the number of violent incidents in football, the council for sports, would like to state:

1) Su strong and powerful to racial abuse occurring in the area of football. These incidents are intolerable and utterly condemnable not only in the sports area but in a country like spain, host country and makes the diversity of their flag. Xenophobia shown by some energúmenos embarrasses us as a society and as a sport. Violence, racism and discrimination of any kind are antithetical to the values of sport, which are precisely the respect, empathy and team spirit.

2) Pese a these unacceptable aggression, the council for sports is in favour of not apply: insults come from a minority of emotional passion that confuse with hatred and should not have to step on a football field. It is representative of our values as a society and damaging the image of our country.

The high council of sports recalls further its active role in the fight against violence in sport, as a member of the state commission against violence, racism, xenophobia and intolerance in sport, whose presidency holds in the season 2022/2023; and the commission on follow-up of the spanish observatory for racism and xenophobia (OBERAXE).

The state commission against violence, racism, xenophobia and intolerance in sport maintains meetings every two weeks for the study, analysis, proposal for punishment and follow-up of cases of racism and xenophobia that are taking in sport.

For its part, the temporary committee of the spanish observatory for racism and xenophobia (OBERAXE) meets twice a year, most recently on december 13. This committee would meet again, as scheduled, on 13 june at the headquarters of the council For sports.

Finally, the high council of sports is pleased to announce that will propose to the Real federación española de LaLiga football and the development of an awareness campaign targeted at hobbies, in which they are called upon to participate captains of spanish football clubs, as well as specific actions to combat the scourge of racism and xenophobia and to combat hate speeches in sport.