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Real Madrid launch investigation into racist insults after Yamal abuse in El Clasico

Reuters
Lamine Yamal in action during El Clasico
Lamine Yamal in action during El ClasicoReuters / Susana Vera
Real Madrid have launched an investigation into racist insults directed at players during Saturday's 4-0 home loss to Barcelona in LaLiga, they said on Sunday.

Spanish media reported that 17-year-old Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal, who is of Equatorial Guinean and Moroccan heritage, was targeted with xenophobic and racist abuse at the Bernabeu. Barcelona did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

"Real Madrid strongly condemns any kind of behaviour involving racism, xenophobia or violence in football and sport, and deeply regrets the insults that a few fans uttered last night in one of the corners of the stadium," Real said in a statement.

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and LaLiga have taken steps to tackle an increase in racist abuse with measures including partial stadium closures.

Four people were arrested and questioned in Spain on Thursday on suspicion of conducting an online hate campaign encouraging fans to racially abuse Real Madrid's Brazilian forward Vinicius Jr. in the buildup to their match against Atletico Madrid last month.

In June, the Magistrate's Court of Valencia issued the first conviction for racist insults in a stadium in Spain.

Check out the report from Flashscore.

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