La Liga says no evidence of racism found after studying Cala footage


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Real Madrid v Cadiz - Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano, Madrid, Spain - October 17, 2020 Cadiz's Juan Cala during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Sergio Perez

MADRID (Reuters) - La Liga said it had found no evidence Cadiz player Juan Cala directed racist language at Valencia's Mouctar Diakhaby during a game on Sunday.

Spain's football league said on Friday it analysed audiovisual material available from the game, as well as hiring a lip reading expert in order to investigate the accusations.

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