The Asturian derby of Hypermotion League which took place this Saturday at the stadium The Molinon between the Sporting Gijón and Oviedo was marked by a new racist episode towards the visiting player Hassan. A home fan was allegedly called a “son of a bitch” and a “fucking monkey” during the match. Now the Sporty Try to locate the fan to investigate what happened.
“Real Sporting are working to find the supporter who insulted a visiting player today. Our Club does not tolerate any manifestation of racism. We are already investigating what happened. We applaud and appreciate the overall behavior of our fans,” said the Sporting Gijon on social media after what happened.
And the Egyptian player Hassan He played last season in OviedoBut this summer he packed his bags and changed teams in the city. He went from Oviedo to Gijónan unforgivable act for the Sporting fans. Since the warm-up, there was already a very hot atmosphere around his figure, he was booed and whistled, but within the legal limits and without any racist insult being produced. But it was already during the match that in the 65th minute of the second half, a local supporter would have insulted the player in an image captured by the television cameras.
Real Sporting is working to find the fan who insulted a visiting player today. Our Club does not tolerate any manifestation of racism. We are already investigating what happened.
We applaud and appreciate the general behavior of our fans.…
– Real Sportsman (@RealSporting) September 7, 2024
The League, from its corporate account, also reacted on social networks to what happened at the stadium The Molinon: “In sport, there is no place for racist acts or hatred. LALIGA strongly condemns any act of racism and will continue to work to eradicate these intolerable behaviors from our sport.
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At minute 65:12, a blonde woman, a fan of Sporting de Gijón, calls Heissem Hassan, a player of Sporting de Gijón, “FUCKING MONKEY”. #RealOviedo
Report @laliga @RealOviedo #NoToRacism @LaLiga @LaLiga2 pic.twitter.com/uFA4Yx8S8F
– Oviedista (@el_oviedista) September 7, 2024