The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) confirmed on Thursday that all the matches in the Valencia community this weekend have been postponed due to floods that have claimed the lives of over 95 people, Afrosport reports. This means that the matchday 12 clash between Valencia and Real Madrid at the Mestalla initially scheduled for this weekend has been postponed after La Liga requested to move both first...
Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal will not play a part in Spain’s UEFA Nations League match against Serbia on Tuesday after suffering a muscle strain, Afrosport reports. The 17-year-old was replaced by Sergio Gomez in the 93rd minute in Spain’s 1-0 win over Denmark on Saturday. The teenager was pictured limping back to the team bus after the match, sparking suggestions of a possible injury. However, as part of a...
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...
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