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A vehicle rammed into a crowd outside a cathedral in Mexico and injured at least 16 people Saturday night, local authorities said.
Real Madrid, the Spanish league and the local government on Sunday condemned racist insults against Lamine Yamal during Saturday's 鈥渃lasico,鈥 and Madrid said it was working to identify those who abused the Barcelona forward.
Madrid said it 鈥渉as opened an investigation in order to locate and identify the perpetrators of these deplorable and despicable insults so that the appropriate disciplinary and judicial measures can be taken.鈥
The league said it was going to formally denounce the 鈥渋ntolerable racist鈥 insults and gestures against Barcelona players at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
The league said it 鈥渟trongly condemns these events鈥 and 鈥渞emains firm in its commitment to eradicate any type of racist behaviour and hatred inside and outside stadiums. There is no place for this scourge in sport.鈥
The Spanish government said the commission in charge of fighting against violence, racism and other hate crimes in sport will meet Monday to analyze what happened at the Bernabeu.
Barcelona's Lamine Yamal and Alejandro Balde celebrate after scoring a goal during a soccer match between Real Madrid and Barcelona in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
"The 鈥榗lasico鈥 is one of the greatest spectacles in the world, a true expression of the importance that soccer has in our country," the government said. 鈥淒uring this game, or in any sporting event, there can never be any room for expressions of violence, racism, xenophobia, hatred or intolerance.鈥
The reaction came after videos on social media showed the alleged insults against Yamal after he scored Barcelona's third goal in the second half of its 4-0 rout of Madrid. The 17-year-old celebrated in a corner in front of Madrid fans and made some gestures apparently provoking the fans.
A few fans could be heard yelling insults at Yamal and the other Barcelona players.
鈥淩eal 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,鈥 the club said in a statement.
Madrid has been denouncing racist insults against its forward Vin铆cius J煤nior, who is also Black, for several years, including when he played a match at Barcelona's Camp Nou Stadium.
Four Atletico Madrid fans who allegedly led a social media campaign aimed at promoting racist acts against Vin铆cius were detained earlier this month.
Barcelona's victory left the Catalan club six points ahead of Madrid at the top of the league standings after 11 matches.
A vehicle rammed into a crowd outside a cathedral in Mexico and injured at least 16 people Saturday night, local authorities said.
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