LaLiga representatives have today afternoon give a course on ethics for the 2016-2017 season addressed to the younger generations of under-14s, under-16s and under-18s. Real Mallorca insist on the learning of concepts and values beyond football and on this occasion, hand in hand with LaLiga, basic keypoints have been transmitted to the Club kids.
Through some powerful videos, some gestures, attitudes and actions from top-flight players have been shown. These have been used as examples for acts of generosity or honesty, such as when a player walks up to the referee and confesses he wasn’t fouled inside the penalty box.
Furthermore, LaLiga has highlighted among the academic recruitees the basics that should always prevail on top of everything: respect, the referee, team-mates and the rival. A video of Barcelona’s under-14 team has been projected in order to show how the Catalan players were consoling their rivals after beating them at a tournament final.
Another issue that has been discussed was racism and discrimination. From LaLiga it has been made clear that any player or team that feels insulted can tell the referee and leave the pitch with no further notice. LaLiga itself is later the body in charge of chasing those prosecutors and issuing a fine to them in response to their liability for their offences.
To conclude, the responsible for the ethics in football has thrown another key topic into the discussion: betting. He has stressed that no player can bet on any competition in which they take part in a direct or indirect manner. For instance, an under-18 footballer cannot bet for a LaLiga1|2|3 game because he is available for selection for the first-team. In this field, investigation processes working for the tracking of mafia and bet cheating groups have been described and in case any player detect a suspicious situation of mafia or bet cheating, a direct line has been specified. At times the youngest players are the ones most targeted by these cheating groups.
