New measure in Spanish football against racism. The Royal Spanish Football Federation and the League, in a joint decision, have announced a gesture with which the referee will be able to announce it to the spectators of the football stadium and to those watching on television. Specifically, the head referee (the field referee) can activate a signalIf you personally confirm racist behavior, or if you receive information from a footballer or the security coordinator of the state security forces and bodies of a discriminatory attitude.
Thus, the Royal Spanish Football Federation and the League will incorporate into the Protocol of Action on Public Incidents the gesture of racist incident that was approved at the last Congress of FIFA held in Bangkok. An agreement that was adopted unanimously to continue to fight in solidarity and effectively against racism.
This is why both institutions will implement this global and unequivocal gesture in all their competitions. It is at least a visual advance, since the referee’s gesture will be clear. There will be a specific gesture by the referee against racism, such as during an offside signal (raised hand). In this case, The sign against racism will be to make an “X”, that is to say to cross the arms.
In this way, this novelty is added to the already established protocol which provided that in the event of a case of racism, the local team was obliged to broadcast a message over the public address system in which fans were asked to stop this type of behavior. If there is still racist shouting, the referee must suspend the match and the players go to the locker room, the protocol explains. Added to all this is now the referee’s gesture in the shape of an “X” before all this.
The fight against racism
As explained by the RFEF and the League, who work together in this fight against racism, this signal that the main referee of each match can activate if he personally confirms racist behavior, or if he receives information from a footballer or the security coordinator of the State security forces and bodies of a discriminatory attitude.
The Protocol for Action against Racism, Xenophobia and Intolerance in Football, implemented since 2005, is reinforced by the latter. specific gesture for cases of racismand “it is a further step in the fight against racism, which goes from regulation and sanctions to awareness-raising and education to combat all types of discrimination,” explain the RFEF and the League.
