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Swiss league docks 4 more points from Xamax

The Swiss Football League (SFL) said on Tuesday it had deducted a further four points from Neuchatel Xamax football club for breaches of licensing rules.

The SFL had on December 14th sanctioned the Swiss Super League club, owned by Chechen businessman Bulat Chagaev, for failing to provide financial details pertinent to the awarding of operating licences.

Neuchatel Xamax had not provided the SFL with an official document certifying the payment of October’s wages and for social security contributions for employees, the league said.

As a result, the SFL’s licensing section reported the football club to its disciplinary committee.

The disciplinary committee said that as in August and September of 2011 it “has come to the conclusion that the club has violated the SFL licensing rules due to its non-submission” of necessary documents confirming payments.

The committee noted the repetition of offences by Xamax, and if the club is to appeal, it must do so within five days.

Xamax’s appeal against the earlier docking of four points for failure to provide documents relating to a change of ownership are to be heard by the SFL’s appeal body at a later date.

On November 2nd, the disciplinary body the SFL had imposed a fine of 20,000 Swiss francs (€16,400) for failing to provide “information and financial documents” following the takeover of Xamax by Chagaev in May.

Swiss prosecutors charged the businessman with forgery on November 24th after media reports he allegedly submitted a falsified bank document to prove his solvency during a bankruptcy trial.

The 51-year-old Chechen bought Xamax in May for an estimated 1.2 million Swiss francs (€1 million).

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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”.

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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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