Laliga investigates racist incidents, including that against Moroccan Maroan Sannadi

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Laliga announced, on Monday, the opening of an investigation into racist insults made during the Espanyol-Athletic Bilbao match, as well as hostile songs heard during the Osasuna-Real Madrid meeting, in order to carry these incidents before the competent authorities.

The ruling body of Spanish football specifies in a statement that the referee of the Espanyol-Athletic match activated the protocol against racism after being warned by Iñaki Williams, the captain of the Athletic, of racist insults made at the He is his teammate the Moroccan Maroan Sannadi. The same source specifies that the arbitral body applied regulatory measures by warning the public that the meeting could be interrupted in the event of a recurrence.

Laliga also said that she had been informed of the songs directed against Real Madrid players in Pamplona by the Director of Match, adding that an investigation procedure is underway to submit the case to the Disciplinary Committee of the Spanish Federation of Football (RFEF).

In addition, Laliga indicated that she is carefully attending the investigation into the assault of two Villarreal supporters, targeted by a group of hooded individuals near the Cerámica stadium after the meeting against Valence on Saturday.

Villarreal and Valence firmly condemned these acts, while the Valencien club assured that if the authors were identified among its subscribers, they would be prohibited from the Mestalla stadium.