Real Madrid defender Antonio Rüdiger. Photo credit score: @toniruediger/Instagram
Real Madrid defender Antonio Rüdiger was racially abused by followers after the crew’s game at Cadiz in the Spanish league on April 15.
Video posted by Spanish media on Sunday confirmed Cadiz followers yelling insults at Rüdiger after he went to the stands to offer away his shirt to somebody who seemed to be a Madrid supporter. Objects have been additionally thrown on the German defender, who’s Black.
Rüdiger exchanged a couple of phrases with a number of the followers yelling at him earlier than giving his shirt away and saluting a number of the supporters. Two individuals who seemed to be members of Madrid’s workers came visiting to guide the participant away from the followers.
The incident occurred after Madrid’s 2-0 win in opposition to relegation-threatened Cadiz.
View of the stadium earlier than the Cadiz v Real Madrid match in Spain on April 15, 2023.
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Spanish soccer has been marred by racism this season, with Rüdiger’s teammate Vinícius Júnior having been focused throughout a number of matches. Earlier this month, the Brazilian ahead testified in opposition to a Mallorca fan who was accused of calling him a monkey throughout a match. The identical fan was additionally accused of insulting Villarreal midfielder Samu Chukwueze in one other league match.
The Spanish league has filed a number of formal complaints to authorities over insults in opposition to Vinícius, with a few of them having already being shelved. The league additionally just lately elevated the variety of screens at Madrid matches to establish perpetrators.
Valladolid just lately suspended 12 season-ticket holders whereas investigating alleged verbal abuse of Vinícius.
The first trial in opposition to a fan who racially abused a participant in Spain is predicted to start this yr following remarks by an Espanyol supporter in opposition to Athletic Bilbao ahead Iñaki Williams a couple of years in the past.
