Paula Lema I was refereeing the match basketball of the women’s league between bembribre and the Spar Girona. In networks, the alarm went off when a video was published in which a fan is observed promoting sexist insults towards the referee. The expressions ranged from “go clean!” to “whore.”
The fan was expelled from the stands to Paula’s deaf ears, but even afterward, he continued insulting from another part of the field. With two minutes left in the match, Paula Lema stopped the match and refused to continue until the individual left the venue.
“He was sent off and stood where you see him in the video until, with two minutes left, he couldn’t take it anymore and stopped the game until the guy left. It is unfortunate that someone calls you a whore, a slut, and a thousand other niceties for doing your job. “Those of us who applauded the referee’s attitude were very few,” a spectator recounted via Twitter.
Even Pau Gasolcited the video post and described it as “unacceptable,” accompanied by an angry face emoticon.
After the events, the Bembibre club issued a statement in which it denounced what happened and sanctioned the fan with a ban from any team match.
“The entire board of directors of our club wants to condemn, not only the expressions uttered during this meeting, but all types of sexist or sexist expressions that threaten the moral integrity of women or any person, in this specific case, against the referee. of the match corresponding to the 5th day of the Endesa Women’s League between Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre PDM and SPAR Girona.
In our extensive history of twelve seasons in the highest category of our women’s basketball and with a president as the current leader, we have always claimed the role of women’s sports as an element of inclusion and cohesion in our society, which is why we defend equality and reject this type of behavior and any type of discrimination, which do not favor the image of sport in general.
For all these reasons, the board of directors of the Bembibre Sports Club has decided to prohibit this fan from entering all the matches played by our team, Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre PDM, at the Bembibre Arena, starting today,” the statement says. of the club.
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2023-11-04 17:08:46
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