T.The Times of England called for Spain, Portugal and Morocco to jointly host the event. 2030 world cup be fired for the racist abuse suffered by real madrid Forward Vinicius.
The paper argues that this should hurt bids from Spain, Portugal and Morocco, as Spanish authorities have not sufficiently addressed the issue.
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“Unlike football authorities in other countries, La Liga does not have the power to punish fans on its own, but can only refer racist lawsuits to local prosecutors,” the Times editorial said.
“La Liga yesterday expressed its ‘extreme dissatisfaction’ with the lack of sanctions and convictions by the sports disciplinary, administrative and competent bodies that reported racist incidents.
“It said it would call for changes to the law to give it more sanctioning powers, including the right to demand the partial or complete closure of venues, bar the entry of individual fans and impose financial fines on clubs. ing.
“The government would do well to give La Liga these powers if they are necessary to keep racism out of the game.
“Spain is preparing to bid to host the 2030 World Cup alongside Portugal and Morocco.
“It is certainly unthinkable that Spain will be selected for the Games unless they take decisive action to eliminate racism from domestic competition.
“After all, La Liga is second only to the English Premier League as the richest football league in the world, and its matches attract spectators all over the world.
“If we can’t protect such a great young talent, what kind of signal will it send to the world?” Vinicius From fan abuse? 30 years after England, Spain needs to kick out. “
What is the UK football ‘Kick It Out’ campaign?
The ‘Kick It Out’ campaign, mentioned at the end of the previous point, was established in 1993 by the English football authorities, including the English Football Association and the Premier League.
“It was established to tackle discrimination at the grassroots level and provide a facility where fans can report abuse cases,” the Times explained.
“No one would argue that today’s England game was perfect. Social media is full of racism, but incidents of racist abuse at games are now extremely rare and England’s Football has become a model of diversity and inclusion for the rest of the world.”
