Referee activates anti-racism protocol in Spanish league game between Espanyol and Elche
Espanyol and Elche drew 2-2 on Sunday in a Spanish league match briefly interrupted toward the end after the referee activated the anti-racism protocol. The ref's decision came around the 80th minute after Espanyol defender Omar El Hilali accused Elche forward Rafa Mir of racially insulting him. The referee said in his post-match report that he was told by El Hilali that Mir used derogatory terms against him related to immigrants.
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