League proposed for sanction before the Committee of Competition of the RFEF and the Commission Anti-violence from the Spanish Government some chants heard in El Arcángel by local fans during last Sunday’s match between Córdoba CF and CD Castellón, which ended in a two-goal draw. This is the first time this has happened this season.
This situation is common during first and second league matches. Indeed, every week, LaLiga sends a written complaint to the Committee of RFEF competition Already Anti-violence commission with these chants that ring out during football matches and which incite violence or have insulting or intolerant content. This time he recovers some of those produced at El Arcángel in the last match.
Are songs which are included as prohibited and therefore punishable behaviors, both in the RFEF Code of Sports Discipline and in the legislation against violence, racism, xenophobia and intolerance in sport.
He party director de la Liga (person from the institution who ensures compliance with all match rules) includes in its report the following chants, which it considers susceptible to sanctions for Córdoba CF due to the behavior of its supporters:
“1. In the 18th minute of the match, a group of local supporters located in the lower central stand of the South Fund, sang in a coordinated choral manner for approximately 10 seconds, the chant “Step on it, step on it”directed towards a visiting player who was lying on the playing field.
2. In the 19th minute of the match, a group of local supporters located in the lower central stand of the South Fund, sang in unison and in a coordinated manner for approximately 10 seconds, the chant «Alberto J&B, Alberto J&B, Alberto J&B»addressed to the visiting player, Alberto Jiménez.
3. In the 20th minute of the match, a group of local supporters located in the lower central stand of the South Fund, sang in unison and in a coordinated manner for approximately 30 seconds, the chant “Bastard referee, bastard referee, bastard referee”.
4. In the 68th minute of the match, a group of local supporters located in the lower central stand of the South Fund, sang in unison and in a coordinated manner for approximately 5 seconds, the chant “eh, bastard”after the visiting goalkeeper’s goal kick.
In any case, he welcomes the club’s action in the face of these events, since he reports that “immediately after detecting the said chants, the local club showed a message of condemnation and rejects said actions via the video bulletin board.
The club’s prevention measures
Furthermore, this also reflects the preventive measures of the violence which Cordoba CF adopted in the party, among which he highlights:
1. “In all access doors Exhaustive and rigorous checks of supporters’ belongings were carried out at the stadium, in particular bags and backpacks, in order to avoid the introduction of objects not authorized by the regulations in force.
2. In addition, checks were carried out at access gates on scarves, flags, banners and printed matter, in order to prevent the introduction and display of unauthorized symbols or messages in the stadium.
3. At the entrances to the facilities there are containers for depositing unauthorized items.
4. In different areas of the stadium and at the access gates, posters published by LALIGA are displayed, with the Regulations for the prevention of violence, racism, xenophobia and intolerance in sport, as well as the Regulations for access to LALIGA Stadiums (RD 203/2010), and by the club itself with the regulations for the prevention of violence during sporting events.
5. The local club broadcasts a message of cordiality via the social network “X”.
6. A welcome message is detected when both teams enter the stadium.
7. In the locker room area there are posters for the prevention of match-fixing in football.
8. The Visiting Club’s crest is displayed on the door leading to its locker room as a welcome.
9. In the Amphitheater stand (sectors 3 and 5), where the visiting entertainment group is located, the club is reinforced with members of private security.
10. At the south end, in the lower area of the central stand, where the local entertainment group is located, the club reinforces it with members of private security.
11. There is a security system when the teams arrive at the stadium.”
