La Liga president on Prestianni saga, eyes on Benfica: If a player... | OneFootball

Javier Tebas was the latest voice to share his opinion on the Prestianni – Vinicius Jr case. Present at a football-related event, the president of La Liga argued that racism must be eradicated and that, if the Benfica player is found guilty, he should be severely punished for his actions.

"If the player uttered an insult, he must be sanctioned", Javier Tebas began, on the sidelines of the Football Summit, when asked about the controversy involving the Eagles’ footballer — in trouble with UEFA — and the Brazilian international.

"We cannot allow racist, homophobic, or hateful insults, neither in the stands, nor outside the stadium, and even less so among those who participate in this sport," added the president of the Spanish league, stating that swift action is needed in these matters.

"I think we have far fewer (racist insults) in Spain. If we look at our track record, the issue of racist insults in stadiums has decreased significantly. The last one was Lamine Yamal at the Santiago Bernabéu, but I don’t recall others, not even in the lower divisions," he observed.

"We need to reduce them as much as possible and we also work a lot outside the stadium. We pursue any racist chants by fans criminally and go to the very end. We have already done so in four cases and will continue to do so," Javier Tebas emphasized.

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