La Liga will request greater jurisdiction to punish clubs whose fans are guilty of racist abuse after feeling “powerless” at the lack of current sanctions in the wake of the latest Vinicius Jr incident.The Spanish league is engulfed in a racism scandal after Real Madrid forward Vinicius was allegedly subjected to racist chants during Sunday’s game at Valencia and later claimed it was an example of “continuous episodes spread across several cities in Spain”.LaLiga, according to the country’s law, can currently only identify and report incidents, and punishment is rarely handed out.Now it wants legislation changing so that it has the power to impose punishment such as forcing games to be played behind closed doors or financial penalties. FIFA
La Liga will request greater jurisdiction to punish clubs whose fans are guilty of racist abuse after feeling “powerless” at the lack of current sanctions in the wake of the latest Vinicius Jr incident.The Spanish league is engulfed in a racism scandal after Real Madrid forward Vinicius was allegedly subjected to racist chants during Sunday’s game at Valencia and later claimed it was an example of “continuous episodes spread across several cities in Spain”.LaLiga, according to the country’s law, can currently only identify and report incidents, and punishment is rarely handed out.Now it wants legislation changing so that it has the power to impose punishment such as forcing games to be played behind closed doors or financial penalties. Sports