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| Real Madrid suspend club member after Gareth Bale’s car targeted | Real Madrid suspend club member after Gareth Bale’s car targeted |
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| Real Madrid have suspended a club member and banned him from their facilities pending an inquiry after three men insulted players and struck at least one of their vehicles as they were leaving the training ground on Sunday. | Real Madrid have suspended a club member and banned him from their facilities pending an inquiry after three men insulted players and struck at least one of their vehicles as they were leaving the training ground on Sunday. |
| Players including Gareth Bale and Jesé were targeted along with the coach, Carlo Ancelotti, after they arrived back in Madrid following their 2-1 defeat at Barcelona in the clásico. | Players including Gareth Bale and Jesé were targeted along with the coach, Carlo Ancelotti, after they arrived back in Madrid following their 2-1 defeat at Barcelona in the clásico. |
| Footage published in Spanish media showed one man striking Jesé’s car window and yelling insults. When Bale and Ancelotti left they were also insulted and two men tried to punch and kick Bale’s vehicle as security guards looked on. Sergio Ramos stopped to ask the men what they were doing before driving on. | Footage published in Spanish media showed one man striking Jesé’s car window and yelling insults. When Bale and Ancelotti left they were also insulted and two men tried to punch and kick Bale’s vehicle as security guards looked on. Sergio Ramos stopped to ask the men what they were doing before driving on. |
| Real said one of the three men had been identified as a club member and had been suspended pending a disciplinary committee hearing which would decide whether to expel him. | Real said one of the three men had been identified as a club member and had been suspended pending a disciplinary committee hearing which would decide whether to expel him. |
| “Real Madrid has also informed the National Antiviolence Commission of the incidents and identified the perpetrators, asking that the sanctions they consider appropriate be applied,” the club said. | “Real Madrid has also informed the National Antiviolence Commission of the incidents and identified the perpetrators, asking that the sanctions they consider appropriate be applied,” the club said. |
| Real’s defeat at the Camp Nou left them four points behind the leaders, Barça, with 10 games left. |