He Athletic Club de Bilbao A this Wednesday has received a sanction of 9,000 euros of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) following the offensive songs which he made on the last day of last season in front of the Barça. During the duel a great tension was felt between both clubs and moved to an entire San Mamés that exploded against the Catalans.
Specifically, after Ernesto Valverde's team did the aisle to those of Hansi Flick, who had barely proclaimed league champions. The whole stadium ended whistling and insulting the Culés playersa gesture that was later reproached by Enric Masip to create a fire. «I am very disappointed with Bilbao's fans. They have whistled us in the hall. They have not congratulated the president and I think we deserve it »said Joan Laporta's advisor.
Two and a half months later, the Basque club already knows what its punishment will be: «According to the criteria adopted by the Appeal Committee and the TAD, Songs such as 'Barça whore' should be considered as 'expressions of hatred that encourage violence'. It is not about simple manifestations of disapproval or dislike, but of expressions that, due to their literalness and semantic burden, transcend the scope of criticism of sports rivalry to be located in the field of incitement to violence and frontal rejection of certain groups, ”explains the statement.
Athletic added that these sanctions make public for «do not repeat from now on“, And that for the next season they pointed out that” it will defend with the same firmness as it has been doing so far “in order to”Avoid acts that damage the image of the club or cause economic damages to the entity ».
Rota relationship between Athletic and Barça
In recent years, the relationship between both clubs is at its worst. The soap opera of Nico WilliamsWhen Barça pressed the footballer to leave Lezama, he caused the Basque Club to treat by all means of hindering that his star could play with the culés.
A battle that won the Athletic and that took the opportunity to restore it to Joan Laporta after the continuous insinuations of costumes and directive to sign the extreme. A few days ago he also received a fine for the insults and launch of objects To the players of the Manchester United In the return of the Europa League semifinals. However, the only relationship that has no reconciliation symptom is that of the Blaugrana entity.
