If La Liga had the “necessary powers,” it could cut the number of racist events in Spain’s top division in six or seven months, according to league president Javier Tebas.
The Spanish league has asked for expanded authority to sanction racist events.
This comes after Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr was subjected to racial taunts in Valencia on Sunday.
“We are convinced that if we had those powers, we would be able to solve this problem within months,” Tebas told the BBC.
“At the very least, we would vastly improve it in general, and especially in the case of Vinicius.” But if we don’t have the authority, the only thing we can do is register complaints,” he added.
