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Football fans injured in bleacher collapse

The fence around a set of bleachers has crashed to the ground at a Gothenburg football match, resulting in injuries to supporters who fell nearly two metres in the incident.

Football fans injured in bleacher collapse

Fans of Gothenburg-based Örgryte were celebrating a goal by Marcus Allbäck which put the squad up 1-0 in the early going of match against Väsby in Sweden’s second division.

An Örgryte victory would likely allow the team to qualify for Sweden’s top football league, the Allsvenskan.

But the fans’ celebration was short lived after the pressure from celebrating fans became too much for the fence on the lower edge of the bleachers, causing it to give way and sending several fans tumbling down to the ground.

The game has been halted and emergency crews are on the way to deal with any injuries.

According to police, around 40 supporters fell approximately two metres when the fence collapsed.

A spokesperson for Gothenburg-area emergency services told the Aftonbladet newspaper they have not yet received any reports of serious injuries.

“No one has been trapped. Ambulances, police, and emergency services are there now and things are relatively calm on the scene,” said the spokesperson.

According to the TT news agency, at least one person has been taken to hospital.

The match’s referee has yet to decide whether or not to resume the match.

RACISM

VIDEO: Spain’s La Liga reviews video of boy racially abusing Vinicius

Spain's La Liga on Monday said it was reviewing a video of a child making racist insults towards Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior during the 2-2 draw with Valencia at the weekend.

VIDEO: Spain's La Liga reviews video of boy racially abusing Vinicius

“We’re in the process of studying and analysing the facts from a legal standpoint to see what we can and should do,” La Liga sources said.

In a video published by a journalist for ESPN Brasil, and picked up by Spanish media, a boy sitting in a woman’s lap can be heard calling Vinicius a “monkey”.

The Brazilian scored twice for Madrid as his team recovered from two goals down at Mestalla on Saturday.

Vinicius raised his fist in a “Black Power” salute after the first of his two goals at a ground where he was racially abused last season. Valencia subsequently banned three people from the stadium for life.

The 23-year-old has become a symbol of the fight against discrimination in Spanish football after suffering racist abuse on many occasions, and he was jeered repeatedly by home supporters on Saturday.

Jude Bellingham was sent off after the final whistle against Valencia for protesting after the referee blew the final whistle right before the England midfielder headed home what he thought was the winning goal.

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