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Referee pauses La Liga game after Elche’s Rafa Mir accused of racist insult

Espanyol defender Omar El Hilali reports insult Mir then scores 90th-minute penalty to secure 2-2 draw The Espanyol defender Omar El Hilali accused the Elche forward Rafa Mir of a racist insult during their teams’ La Liga game on Sunday, according to the referee’s report. Iosu Galech Apezteguia briefly paused the match under the anti-racism protocol in the 80th minute after speaking to the Morocco international El Hilali. “El Hilali informed me that he [Mir] addressed him in the following t...

1 Mar, 18:28 — 1 Mar, 18:28
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