Categories: Sports

Racism in Spanish sport, a minority stain, but on the rise

Author: PAUL MORANO | Reuters

Promoting or participating in strife is the most common reason for proposed sanctions

Serious incidents at the Mestalla with Vinicius they once again highlighted the unpleasant reality for Spanish sport in the spotlight. Racism is still present in sports arenas and, although it is true that it is not a general problem, as indicated by the percentage of this type of xenophobic episode in the total number of incidents (1.7% in the 2021-2022 season), yes, it is a a place on the rise, as indicated by the increase in recent years. According to data from the Higher Sports Council (CSD) in connection with proposals for sanctions at stadiums and pavilions of professional competitions, episodes of a racist nature at sports facilities increased from three in the 2018-2019 campaign. at 19 in the 2019-2020 campaign. and 28 in 2021. -2022, the highest value in the last decade.

Despite the worrying increase in cases of racism in Spanish stadiums, the percentage of this type of incident in the total number of documents documented by the CSD is still low. In the 2021-2022 season, only 1.7% of the proposed sanctions by the Spanish sports governing body corresponded to xenophobic acts. This is a high figure compared to the average for the previous decade, although less than the 2.67% in the academic year 2019-2020, which is the highest peak in this regard.

1,669 proposed sanctions

Promoting or participating in fights is the most common reason for the proposed sanctions, above the consumption or bringing of alcoholic beverages into the premises; aggression or insulting police officers and security guards; use of firecrackers, torches or smoke canisters and consumption of intoxicants. A total of 1,669 cases, which represents an increase of 38.4% compared to the 2018-2019 season, the last one that can be analyzed without bias due to limited capacity due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Source: La Vozde Galicia

Share
Published by
Emma

Recent Posts

Terror suspect Chechen ‘hanged himself’ in Russian custody Egyptian President al-Sisi has been sworn in for a third term

On the same day of the terrorist attack on the Krokus City Hall in Moscow,…

1 year ago

Locals demand tourist tax for Tenerife: “Like a cancer consuming the island”

class="sc-cffd1e67-0 iQNQmc">1/4Residents of Tenerife have had enough of noisy and dirty tourists.It's too loud, the…

1 year ago

Agreement reached: this is how much Tuchel will receive for his departure from Bayern

class="sc-cffd1e67-0 iQNQmc">1/7Packing his things in Munich in the summer: Thomas Tuchel.After just over a year,…

1 year ago

Worst earthquake in 25 years in Taiwan +++ Number of deaths increased Is Russia running out of tanks? Now ‘Chinese coffins’ are used

At least seven people have been killed and 57 injured in severe earthquakes in the…

1 year ago

Now the moon should also have its own time (and its own clocks). These 11 photos and videos show just how intense the Taiwan earthquake was

The American space agency NASA would establish a uniform lunar time on behalf of the…

1 year ago

This is how the Swiss experienced the earthquake in Taiwan: “I saw a crack in the wall”

class="sc-cffd1e67-0 iQNQmc">1/8Bode Obwegeser was surprised by the earthquake while he was sleeping. “It was a…

1 year ago