{"id":14141,"date":"2026-04-29T21:02:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T21:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/14141\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T21:02:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T21:02:32","slug":"fan-given-suspended-prison-sentence-for-racially-abusing-marcus-rashford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/14141\/","title":{"rendered":"Fan given suspended prison sentence for racially abusing Marcus Rashford"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Rashford was targeted with racist abuse while playing for Barcelona against Oviedo Josep Lago \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

April 29, 2026 3:39 pm EDT<\/p>\n

A football supporter in Spain has been given a suspended prison sentence after racially abusing Barcelona forward Marcus Rashford during September\u2019s La Liga fixture against Oviedo.<\/p>\n

The Provincial Court of Oviedo confirmed the individual had been convicted of an offence \u201cagainst the dignity of persons on racist grounds\u201d.<\/p>\n

The fan has been given a nine-month suspended prison sentence \u2014 as is common in Spain for sentences of less than two years \u2014 fined over \u20ac900 (\u00a3780; $1,050) and banned from football stadiums for three years. The individual has also been banned from working in education, teaching, sports, and leisure-related professions for three years and nine months.<\/p>\n

La Liga said the sentencing marked the 11th legal ruling related to racist abuse in the Spanish top flight.<\/p>\n

In June 2024<\/a>, three people were sentenced to eight months in prison after being found guilty of racially abusing Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior in May of the previous year, marking the first conviction for racism in a football stadium in Spain.<\/p>\n

Rashford, 28, joined Barcelona on loan from Manchester United in the summer. He started and played the full 90 minutes of September\u2019s 3-1 win over Oviedo at Estadio Municipal Carlos Tartiere, providing an assist.<\/p>\n

In March 2022, a teenager was sentenced to six weeks in jail for racially abusing Rashford on social media after the 2021 European Championship final. Rashford was targeted with racist abuse online following England\u2019s defeat to Italy, alongside team-mates Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka, after the three players missed penalties in the shootout loss.<\/p>\n

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