La Liga unveils action plan in response to racist and violent incidents

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Valencia v FC Barcelona - Mestalla, Valencia, Spain - January 25, 2020 General view inside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo

MADRID (Reuters) - La Liga has announced a series of measures to combat fan violence and racism in stadiums after Espanyol's match at home to Athletic Bilbao and Valencia's game against visiting Barcelona were overshadowed by events off the pitch.

Athletic's Inaki Williams was subjected to racist chanting in Saturday's 1-1 draw at Espanyol where hooligan violence broke out before kick off, while fans were filmed fighting outside Valencia's ground before the 2-0 win over Barca. [nL8N29U0G4]