Respect is the key

lamine Yamal completely eclipsed Vinicius Jr. in tribute against racism that faced the Spanish and Brazilian teams. The Bernabéu gave the FC Barcelona player a standing ovation, minutes before the end of the match. That change was misunderstood, which clearly changed La Roja’s tactics and ended up being dismissed in the final minutes. The last tanganza with Vinicius Jr., again, at the epicenter of the tsunami. Can’t understand.

Leaving aside Vinicius Jr. We must focus on the issue of racism. The fight against racism does not depend on a tribute party, but on a collective attitude that separates criminals. A long time ago, in this same section, it was requested that the Spanish teams follow the example of the Premier, where the players kneel in testimonial a few seconds before the matches start, in a clear sign that in English field there is no room for racism.

It is therefore not about organizing a simple meeting to send an anti-racist message. In our football that message has not yet penetrated.

Few professional sports are as diverse as football. Players from Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania provide this wonderful sport with the best athletes on the planet to compete in the most selective and difficult leagues in the world: the Premier, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1 or the Dutch Eredivise ..

Cases of racism are usually specific, but they continue to be recorded mainly in Spain and Italy. It is precisely these two countries where the authority of the referees is less respected, where the players falsify more games, where there are more dirty games, where the managers are the stars and where the worst referee is clearly recorded.

Racism is an immediate result of the lack of respect for the rules, the non-compliance with the regulations and the attempt to influence the game from outside the fields. It is the lack of civility, education and social commitment to recognizing the virtues of your opponent, which has turned stadiums into prisons full of lunatics who do not know how to channel their passions and repeat that exploded.

When the laws of football are respected and the players act with honesty and sportsmanship, cases like Yamal’s appear, who, with his youthful play and honesty, diverts the pressure from the standings to the positives. display

Spanish football does not have a healthy environment. Everyone tries to be smarter than their opponents and cheating is common. We can understand what is happening if we are aware of the campaigns against referees, the lack of seriousness in the positions of the federation, the malicious use of money and information, the presence of media and informants who send bad vibes and hatred, and social networks,

A match of the national team will not solve, therefore, the problem of race in our football. Racism will disappear if every one of the main characters of our favorite sport does the right thing. The lack of sanctions by clubs against their own players when they do not behave appropriately will make things easier. In a clean environment would there be racists? The answer is yes, but they are few cases and easy to identify.

Lamine Yamal Nasraoui Ebony, was born in Esplugues de Llobregat on July 13, 2007. He is the son of a Moroccan father and an Ecuadorian mother, and grew up in Rocafonda, a multiracial neighborhood of Mataró. Yamal, as a professional that he is now, represents the first link in the football chain and follows the rules, enjoys the ball, awakens the passion of the stands for football and builds respect, while at the same time parking, segregation and abolishing the beast of racism. Racism ends with everyone’s respect for everyone and for everyone, and for the love of football, and our football, and it’s the lack of respect that feeds that beast. Racism is fought with education and adherence to the rules of the sport.