Athletic Club hit with fresh punishment for anti-Barcelona chants | OneFootball

La Liga outfit Athletic Club have this week been slapped with a fresh sanction on the part of La Liga.

This comes owing to developments in the Basque side’s final outing of the 2024/25 campaign, against Barcelona.

Athletic for their part acted as hosts in the clash, welcoming already-crowned champions Barca to San Mamés.

When all was said and done, it was the latter who emerged comfortable victors, to the tune of a 3-0 result.

It was not ongoings on the pitch back in May, but rather in the stands, though, which were of major concern to those in a position of power at La Liga.

This comes after the home crowd repeatedly aimed explicit chants at Hansi Flick’s Barcelona squad.

And as alluded to above, on Wednesday, as much has earned for Athletic Club a fresh punishment…

As per a statement across the website and social media platforms of Los Leones:

‘The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has issued Athletic Club with a new €9,000 fine for the repeated insulting chants heard during the Athletic Club vs. FC Barcelona match on the final matchday of the 2024/25 LaLiga season.

‘According to the criteria adopted by the Appeals Committee and the CAS, chants such as “Puta Barca” should be considered “expressions of hatred that incite violence. These are not simply expressions of disapproval or displeasure, but expressions that, due to their literal meaning and semantic weight, transcend the scope of criticism or sporting rivalry to enter the realm of incitement to violence and outright rejection of certain groups”.’

Conor Laird – GSFN