Overview

• The minor admitted to directing racist slurs at the Barcelona winger and issued a written apology.
• LaLiga, as an involved legal party, imposed 30 hours of socio-educational tasks and banned him from all stadiums for one year.
• The abuse occurred on October 26 during Barcelona’s 4-0 victory at the Santiago Bernabéu and included slurs such as “mena de mierda.”
• Three adult suspects remain under investigation by Spain’s National Police hate-crime unit.
• The sentence follows the country’s first hate-crime convictions for stadium racism issued in May and intensifies calls for stricter measures.