Case of linguistic discrimination in Mallorca
This weekend there was a very serious case of linguistic discrimination in a juvenile game in Mallorca. A legal referee has expelled the coach of the junior B team of the Unió Esportiva Petra, Miquel Santandreu, for speaking in Catalan. This has been reflected in the arbitration report, where it is stated that the coach has perpetuated his dialect
Offense against the Catalan language
According to the referee, during the break of the game, the coach had already received a yellow card to tell him that this was a shame. Afterwards, she continued to speak to him in Catalan, and by asking him to address her in Spanish, the arbitration report states that the coach has perpetuated his dialect, thus offending the Catalan language [[1]](https ://www.ara.cat/llengua/5-arguments-5-trucs-no-canviar-lengua-no-incomodi_1_4544047.html).
The referee says he doesn’t understand Catalan
The referee assures that he does not understand Catalan, despite being officiating a match in the Balearic Islands, where Catalan is the official language. However, he claims that he understood certain disrespects until he decided to expel the coach
Reaction of the Petra Sports Union
The Unió Esportiva Petra has expressed its indignation at this Catalanophobic action by the referee. In a statement, the organization made it clear that they are in Mallorca, that Mallorca is part of Spain and that the referee must speak to them in Spanish. They have expressed their indignation at this linguistic discrimination [[1]](https://www.ara.cat/llengua/5-arguments-5-trucs-no-canviar-llengua-no-incomodi_1_4544047.html).
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