Cheikh Sarr has criticised the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) for punishing him after standing up to the racist abuse he suffered in the Spanish third tier game between Rayo Majadahonda and Sestao on March 30th. The Senegal goalkeeper was handed a two-game ban after he was shown a red card for confronting a Sestao fan who hurled racist insults at him while the game was abandoned...
In a time when there should be more awareness about racism in football, it seems to be going in the wrong direction in Spain. Real Madrid superstar Vinicius Jnr. has been at the centre of repeated racist abuse in the past year and it took a toll on him when he broke down in tears in a recent press conference with Brazil national team. When asked...
Senegalese goalkeeper Cheikh Sarr, who suffered racial abuse in the Spanish third division over the weekend, has been handed a two-game ban by the Spanish Football Federation’s (RFEF) disciplinary committee on Wednesday. Sarr, who plays for Rayo Majadahonda, was shown a red card in the 84th minute of their third-division league match against Sestao River Club last Saturday after he confronted an opposition fan who approached...
Spain Football Federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales announced on Sunday that he has finally resigned from the role following the kissing incident with La Roja star Jennifer Hermoso. Rubiales, who had already been suspended for three months from all football activities by world governing body FIFA, sat down with British journalist Piers Morgan on his show tagged "Uncensored" to discuss the whole incident. The 46-year-old former...
The President of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, has refused to resign following calls for his resignation amid the kissing incident at the finals of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup between La Roja and England. While speaking at the emergency general assembly called to address the issue on Friday, Rubiales repeatedly told those in attendance that he would not be resigning, uttering the...
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