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LaLiga introduces ref signal for racist incidents

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Summary
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78% Informative

LaLiga and the Spanish Football Federation agree to introduce FIFA 's new "No Racism" gesture.

The "cross-arm" gesture was approved at FIFA 's congress in Bangkok in May 2024 .

The gesture will be used by officials to signal that a racist incident has been reported.

Racism in Spanish football has come under the spotlight with a number of high-profile incidents.

VR Score

80

Informative language

80

Neutral language

64

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

51

Offensive language

offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

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not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

2

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