Aragones defiant on ‘racist’ claims

Spain coach Luis Aragones is confident he is not going to be punished for alleged racism even though the Spanish FA (RFEF) opened a disciplinary case against him last week.

The RFEF announced the investigation at the insistence of Spain’s Anti-Violence Commission, who want action taken over recent well-publicised incidents involving Aragones.

The president of the Anti-Violence Commission, Rafael Blanco, at the time called Aragones’ words inappropriate and is pressing for action to be taken.

Aragones, however, appears confident nothing will happen.

Aragones blames the press, rather than his own words, for the whole affair. “They said that I made a series of declarations that I never said, and even less of a racist character,” said Aragones.