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De la Fuente denies racism in Spain despite Yamal, Vinicius avowals

Al Jazeera

Weeks after FIFA punished Spain over Islamophobic chants by their supporters and their star Lamine Yamal admitted having repeatedly experienced racism in the country, the Spanish team’s head coach, Luis de la Fuente, has claimed the country does not have a racism problem. De la Fuente appeared to quash any concerns about racism as he addressed the media on Saturday before his team’s UEFA Nations League match against England . “In Spain, there is no racism,” the 65-year-old said in response to a question about his England counterpart Thomas Tuchel, who revealed he would speak to his players about the antiracism protocol in place before Sunday’s match in Madrid. “You can tell this to Thomas. As clear as that. There is no racism.

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