The owner of Real Madrid, Alonso, says that Rudiger subject to racial abuses during the victory of the Club World Cup against Pachuca
Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso, confirmed that Antonio Rudiger said he had a racist incident during his 3-1 club World Cup victory over the Mexican team Pachuca.
The confrontation occurred at the time of stopping when Rudiger clashed with the captain of Pachuca Gustavo Cabral, alleging that he had been the victim of a fault in the construction.
The German defender quickly informed the referee Ramon shot down Abel of the situation, encouraging the civil servant to cross his arms on his chest – a clear indication that the FIFA anti -Raca protocol had been triggered.
Cabral denied having made racist comments. He said he had exchanged heated words with Rudiger, using an explanive and calling it a “coward”, but insisted that there was no racial insult involved.
“The referee made the sign of racism, but I told him the same thing all the time,” said Cabral. “It was a fight. We collided. He said I had struck him with my hand, and then there was an argument.”
When asked for clarification on what happened on the field, Alonso addressed the media: “Toni informed us of something. We have to wait and see now. I think the FIFA protocol has been activated to investigate.
Real Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger says he was abused racily in the last stages of the match against Pachuca at the Club World Cup. pic.twitter.com/r72rd4dfbi
– Sky Sports News (@SkysportsNews) June 23, 2025
“But if something has happened, measures must be taken and we support Antonio because it is something unacceptable.
“There is no tolerance to this at any level of football and whenever it happens, measures must be taken. This is what Antonio told us and we believe it.”
The FIFA protocol to which Alonso was mentioned is a three -step procedure which includes the stop of the match, temporarily suspend it and, ultimately, abandon it if the racist behavior persists.
Pachuca head coach Jaime Lozano, speaking after the match at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium, said that he had no prior knowledge of the incident.
“I did not speak to Cabral on this subject. I cannot give you an explanation on this subject because it is the first [I have heard of] These news. This cannot be justified at all.
“I have known him for a while and I have never heard of something like that with Pachuca players. I cannot defend my captain at all costs, but I will talk to him. ”
This is not the first time that Rudiger has expressed the question. In 2021, while playing for Chelsea, he expressed his frustration as to the ineffectiveness of anti-racism efforts in football, declaring “nothing never really changes” but promising to “continue to fight” against discrimination.
