Yamal Racially Abused By Real Madrid Fans

Barcelona youngster Lamine Yamal was racially abused by Real Madrid fans during Saturday’s El Clasico at the Bernabeu.

Barcelona triumphed 4-0 thanks to goals from Yamal, Raphinha and a brace from Robert Lewandowski.

Yamal scored the third goal in the 77th minute
and as he celebrated his goal with teammate Raphinha, a barrage of abuse was hurled from home supporters in the corner where the celebration took place.

A series of videos on social media showcase Madrid fans shouting: “f**king black” and “f**king Moor” at the 17-year-old.

In another video recorded in a similar location towards the of the game as Yamal prepared to take a corner, towards the end of the contest, fans continued to abuse him with cries of ‘go and sell tissues at traffic lights’ and even “f**king Mena’ a term used to describe young immigrants.

Both LaLiga and Real Madrid issued statements on Sunday morning condemning the incidents.

“Real Madrid strongly condemns any kind of behaviour involving racism, xenophobia or violence in football and sport, and deeply regrets the insults that a few fans uttered last night in one of the corners of the stadium,” the La Liga champions wrote.

“Real Madrid has opened an investigation in order to locate and identify the perpetrators of these deplorable and despicable insults so that the appropriate disciplinary and judicial measures can be taken.”

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