javier tebas has tried to make himself— government.ier tebas has tried to make himself the _ government. javier tebas has tried to make himself the victim - government. javier tebas has tried to make himself the victim in - government. javier tebas has tried to make himself the victim in all i government. javier tebas has tried i to make himself the victim in all of this. it's absolutely embarrassing the statement he's come outwith. it actually makes my blood boil. and that's part of the problem. but is actually part of the problem and it's notjust a actually part of the problem and it's not just a football actually part of the problem and it's notjust a football issue. it's just the life that people go through every single day. the problem is, if i'm being frankly honest, people don't care enough. that is the problem. if people cared they would do something about it. it's not about, we're taking the knee or whatever we're doing, wearing kick it out shirts and all that. but it's not worked, it's not working. i'm tired of having to talk

javier tebas hit straight back on twitter, saying that vinicius was being manipulated, that he was slandering to attack vinicius at all, that wasn't his intention. but when i asked him about the issue of racism in spain, he said he doesn't believe that spain is a racist country or has a major racist problem, and he didn't believe there was a major problem of racism in spanish football, it's more a case of there being racist episodes which he said need to be tackled very strongly.— episodes which he said need to be tackled very strongly. tackled with owers tackled very strongly. tackled with powers that _ tackled very strongly. tackled with powers that javier _ tackled very strongly. tackled with powers that javier tebas _ tackled very strongly. tackled with powers that javier tebas says - tackled very strongly. tackled with powers that javier tebas says that | powers that javier tebas says that la liga do not currently have. what are those powers that he's seeking? simply put, the power to punish, to sanction. because at the moment, la liga is able to file official complaints and document cas

javier tebas went on to say that vinicius belongs to racists.or a meeting to discuss what you can do in cases of racism, adding

in response la liga boss javier tebas claimed the player had not turned up to previous meetings scheduledissue and should "better inform himself" before criticising la liga. former england and manchester city player micah richards said he was disgusted by tebas�*s comments. javier has tried to make himself the victim in all of this. it's absolutely embarrassing the statement he's come outwith. it actually makes my blood boil. and that's part of the problem. that is actually part of the problem and it's notjust a football issue. it's just the life that people go through every single day. in a further statement viniciuer has called those who've sent him death threats as "inhuman". meanwhile in his hometown of rio de janeiro, the lights at the iconic christ the redeemer statue were turned off in solidarity with the player. pele�*s daughter is also among those to have also lent support to the player, saying spain, la liga and real madrid should be "ashamed" for not standing up for him. we'd had an updated statement from la liga today in which they have "formally called for sanctioning powers

well, the president of la liga, javier tebas medrano, has responded on social media, complaining thatriticizing and insulting the spanish league and that he has not attended meetings that he requested to discuss the issue of racism in la liga. now, brooks koepka has won the us pga championship for a third time. he now has five major titles. the american golfer was also winner of the event in 2018 and 2019 and has taken the lead heading into sunday's round final round following heavy rain on the course at oak hill country club on saturday. a chorus of boos had greeted koepka and his playing partner, bryson dechambeau, because the pair have chosen to join the saudi arabia backed liv golf tour. for more details on the golf, head to the bbc sport website. tennis and daniil medvedev claimed the first atp tour claycourt title of his career as he beat 0lga aruna in the italian 0pen final. the russian had previously said he used to hate playing on clay, but he won 7—5,7—5 in rome. it is medvedev�*s fifth title of 2023, and victory will move him into the world number two spot on monday. he wil

you know, javier tebas, what's his actual role? is he the chairman? if he thinks like that... bbc news. hello. temperatures on tuesday reached 21 degrees celsius in yorkshire and i think wednesday is going to be every bit as warm, maybe even a tad warmer. and the next few days, very little change on the weather front. large area of high pressure is dominating the weather across our part of the world. but the air is riding around the area of high pressure and the air actually originates from the central north atlantic. so we're not seeing the push of warm air that we sometimes get from the southern climes. and that means that so far this may, depending how you look at it, has been a little disappointing in terms of the temperatures. so we've only managed to reach 23 degrees so far. in most years, those values reached the mid or the high 20s, at least at some point in may. so yes, it has been a little on the cool side, which is not necessarily a bad thing, not all of us like hot weather. so the forecast then early on wednesday shows a bit of cloud across western scotland and nor

elsewhere, the president of spain's la liga, javier tebas, says they could greatly reduce the numberncidents if the league had proper powers. real madrid's viniciusjunior was subjected to racist abuse by valencia fans last weekend. he was left out of the squad for real�*s win over rayo vallecano on wednesday but came onto the pitch to applaud the fans. his team—mates all wore shirts with his name and number on the back in solidarity. tebas has been speaking to the bbc. translation: we don'tl want to hide on the issue of racist insults. it's not enough for us only to be able to file complaints. we want to be able to punish anyone who shouts racist insults. we're convinced that if we had these powers within months, we'd get rid of the problem, or at least we would improve it considerably and specifically in the case of vinicius. but if we don't have the powers, all we can do is file complaints, and that's what we've done. eliminating this problem 100% will never be possible — the same way that totally eliminating robberies and other crimes is impossible. but we would reduce it a great

the president of la liga, javier tebas has defended their record in tackling racism and accused viniciusjuniorcuss racism he has faced. there were huge celebrations at manchester city over the weekend after they secured their third premier league title in a row. arsenal's defeat on saturday handed them the title with three games to spare and after they beat chelsea 1—0 on sunday in their final home game of the season, city had their hands on the trophy once again. their focus will now switch to the treble, with the fa cup final against manchester united next month followed by the champions league final in istanbul against inter milan. to be considered one of the greatest teams we have to in europe, we have to win the champions league otherwise, yes, maybe people can say is not complete our time here. but at the same time, just in case we are not able to do it against inter milan, obviously it's fair to say what we have done with five premier leagues in the last six years or seven in 12 that that is something extraordinary. last month, former scotland and liverpool captain graeme souness steppe

in a tweet, la liga president — javier tebas — cricised viniciusjuniorfor speaking out against racistcist, it is very unfair to say that. mr tebas went on to list all the ways the league has worked to combat racism but the former manchester city player, micah richards, aays those coomments are part of the problem. it makes my blood boil. that's part of the problem. it's not just a football issue. . it's a life people go through every day. if you think, what chance do we have? 0ur correspondent guy hedgecoe has the latest on the story from madrid. three people have been arrested aged between 18 and 21, all our fans are valencia football club. we believe these are three individuals, vinicius junior confronted during sunday possibly game between real madrid and valencia in the stadium. individuals he pointed at and telling the referee that they had been racially abusing him and naming monkey chance. that's what we know so far and for other arrests of people suspected of having hung in effigy of ses from average with a red rag injanuary. that's been going on some months now. have been fou

the president of spain's la liga, javier tebas has told the bbc that it will never be possible to completelycism in the game, but they could greatly reduce it with the greater powers. with far greater powers. four days after he was abused by supporters during a match at valencia, there was a huge show of support for viniciusjunior at real madrid's game against rayo vallecano on wednesday night. banners among the home support, read �*we are all vinicius�* enough is enough�*. vinicius was left out of the squad for reals 2—1win, but he came onto the pitch to applaud the fans. his teamates all wore shirts with his name and number on the back. tebas, who was heavily criticised for his response to the latest incident has been speaking to the bbc today. we want powers, we do not want to hide on the issue of racist insults. it is not enough for us only to be able to file complaints, we want to be able to punish anyone who shouts racist insults. we do not want to hide, we are convinced that if we have these powers within months, we would get rid of the problem, or at least, we will improve it conside

javier tebas was speaking to the bbc after the real madrid forward viniciusjunior was the target of abusen sunday. mr tebas said he believed racist insults could be driven out of the country's stadiums within months, but the league would need greater powers. three valencia fans were arrested after viniciusjunior challenged his abusers at the weekend. their club stadium has been partially closed for five games as punishment. the club has also been given a fine. translation: we think - we have the powers we could get rid of it generally, especially in terms of vinicius, but if we do not have the powers we can only file complaints and that is what we have done. how long will it take to eradicate racism in spanish football if la liga was given the powers that you would like it to have and if the institutions of spain acted in a way you would like them to act? translation: eliminating this - problem 100% will never be possible, the same way that totally eliminating robberies and other crimes is not possible but we would reduce it a great deal and if we were given the necessary powers, in six m

javier tebas was speaking after the real madrid forward viniciuer was the target of abuse at valenciaiven out of the country's stadiums within months, but the league would need greater powers. three valencia fans were arrested after viniciusjunior challenged his abusers at the weekend. their club stadium has been partially closed for five games as punishment. the bbc�*s guy hedgecoe sat down with mr tebas for an interview, and asked him if he was frustrated with his organisation's perceived lack of power to act. translation: eliminating this - problem 100% will never be possible, the same way that totally eliminating robberies and other crimes is impossible. but we would reduce it a great deal — and if we were given the necessary powers, in 6—7 months, we could say that we don't have racism. he's the author of 16 books, and has presented more than a0 documentaries on art, history, and literature. now, simon schama has turned his talents to writing about a subject all of us know after the last few years. "foreign bodies: pandemics, vaccines and the health of nations" a listen to what h

javier tebas was speaking to the bbc after the real madrid forward viniciuer was the target of abusee driven out of the country's stadiums within months, but the league would need greater powers. three valencia fans were arrested after the incident at the weekend. their club stadium has been partially closed for five games as punishment. the bbc�*s guy hedgecoe sat down with mr tebas for an interview and asked him if he was frustrated with his organisation's perceived lack of power to act. take a listen. translation: we think we have the owers we translation: we think we have the powers we could _ translation: we think we have the powers we could get _ translation: we think we have the powers we could get rid _ translation: we think we have the powers we could get rid of _ translation: we think we have the powers we could get rid of it - powers we could get rid of it generally, especially in terms of vinicius, but if we do not have the powers we can only file complaints and that is what we have done. hogs and that is what we have done. how lona will it and that is what we have done.

in response , la liga's president javier tebas defended their record tackling abuse and criticised viniciusjuniorforfailingith the league when asked to discuss the issue and his experiences to have made a statement like that tells us, _ to have made a statement like that tells us, really, the scale of the problem — tells us, really, the scale of the problem that we face because the administrators themselves, the leaders — administrators themselves, the leaders themselves don't understand what their— leaders themselves don't understand what their responsibilities are and how they— what their responsibilities are and how they need to be moving forward to tackle _ how they need to be moving forward to tackle these issues. he has received — to tackle these issues. he has received the gamut of racial abuse this season and, really, it seems that nobody in spain knows how to deal with_ that nobody in spain knows how to deal with this or, indeed, how to make _ deal with this or, indeed, how to make a _ deal with this or, indeed, how to make a statement that doesn't blame him. there's one game in the premier league

its president javier tebas says, "neither spain nor la liga are racist, it is very unfair to say thatcord tackling abuse and criticised viniciusjuniorforfailing to engage with the league when asked to discuss the issue. piara powar is the head of the european football anti—discriminatory body fare and has criticised la liga and tebas' response. to have made a statement like that tells us really that the scale of the problem that we face, because the problem that we face, because the administrators themselves don't understand what their responsibilities are and how they need to be moving forward to tackle these issues. he has received a gamma of racist abuse and it seems that nobody in spain knows how to deal with it, or indeed how to make a statement that doesn't blame him. for more, i've been getting the thoughts of spanish football journalist guillem balague. who says what happened 21 shows things need to change —— what happened to vinicius. he's not being treated the way he should _ he's not being treated the way he should be — he's not being treated the way he should be by the aut

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in a tweet, la liga president javier tebas cricised viniciusjunior for speaking out against racist abuseall the ways the league has worked to combat racism, but, the former manchester city player, micah richards. says those coomments are part of the problem. it makes my blood boil and that's part of the problem, that is actually part of the problem, is not just a football issue. it's just the life that people go through every single day. what is his actual role because mckee is the chairman. the president of la liga. if _ because mckee is the chairman. the president of la liga. if he _ because mckee is the chairman. the president of la liga. if he thinks - president of la liga. if he thinks like that, what _ president of la liga. if he thinks like that, what chance _ president of la liga. if he thinks like that, what chance do - president of la liga. if he thinks like that, what chance do we - president of la liga. if he thinks i like that, what chance do we have? 0ur correspondent guy hedgecoe has the latest on the story from madrid. three people have been rated aged between 18 and 21.

javier tebas was speaking to the bbc after the real madrid forward viniciusjunior was the target of abuseere arrested after viniciusjunior challenged his abusers at the weekend. their club stadium has been partially closed for five games as punishment. the bbc�*s guy hedgecoe sat down with mr tebas for an interview and asked him if he was frustrated with his organisation's perceived lack of power to act. take a listen. translation: eliminating this - problem 10096 will never be possible, the same way that totally eliminating robberies and other crimes is impossible, but we would reduce it a great deal. and if we were given the necessary powers, in six or seven months, we could say that we don't have racism. troy townsend is head of player engagement at kick it out, an organisation which works within football and educational sectors to challenge discrimination, encourage inclusive practices and work for positive change. thank you for being with us on the programme. it is good to talk to you. how do you feel when you listen to that clip there, the spanish leak is not racist, given some of t

la liga president, javier tebas, has issued an apology to viniciuer following his comments made to theg rescinded, an injury kept him out of their 2—1 win over rayo vallecano last night. prior to the game, both the supporters in the stadium and his real madrid team—mates paid tribute to the brazilian who joined them on the pitch before taking his seat alongside club president florentino perez. england manager gareth southgate is among many who have condemned the abuse directed at vinicius. it's a disgusting situation. i think it's so bad that, actually, it looks like it is going to force change. so, i'm hoping there will be something positive to come from it, because i think it has taken a central story, notjust in spain, but across europe and around the world and that can only help to affect change. he named his squad for the forthcoming qualifiers, and geraint thomas is keeping his lead in italy with only four stages to go and it's looking good. he's never won it before, but it is within his grasp may be. before, but it is within his grasp ma be. . ~ before, but it is within his gras

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