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Docking points from clubs would deter racist fans, suggests La Liga president

Javier Tebas has said La Liga should “certainly” consider docking points from clubs whose fans engage in racist behaviour, as he sought to regain control of the crisis that has engulfed Spanish football over the continued abuse of Vinícius Júnior.

La Liga’s president followed an apology to the Brazil international with a 90-minute press conference on Thursday, in which he spoke of plans to increase powers against racist offenders and acknowledged mistakes in not instigating change earlier. He also said he had not yet spoken to Vinícius after the abuse he received during Real Madrid’s match against Valencia last weekend, an incident that sparked international controversy.

“Would it be a good idea for us to start thinking about the system [of docking points]? I do think so,” Tebas said of a measure adopted recently in Brazilian football. “Yes certainly. I think that it would be very positive if it could be adopted here. I think that would be enough, with a view to the future. But with the current sanctions framework we have here we don’t have the ability to apply it ourselves.”

The authority to levy sanctions against fans and clubs for racist behaviour lies in the scope of the legal system and a competitions committee comprised of representatives of the Spanish Football Association, the government and La Liga. Tebas has requested that La Liga should have the right to act unilaterally, with the docking of points a sanction that would stand alongside the partial closure of stadiums, a punishment meted out to Valencia by the committee.

La Liga made a formal request to change the laws this week, months after Vinícius first said that the competition was “doing nothing” to deal with racism. Tebas acknowledged that he should have

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