Tuchel to remind England players of anti-racism protocols before game in Spain

Thomas Tuchel will remind his England players of the anti-racism protocols as they prepare to play Spain in Madrid for the first time since the notorious meeting between the countries in 2004. Spain won 1-0 at the Bernabéu but the occasion was ruined by racist abuse directed at England's black players from the stands.

Previous incidents

England have since played three games in Spain, although they refused to return to Madrid for the first of them in 2009, with the match moved to Seville. There were no problems in any of the three subsequent matches; the second was in Alicante in 2015, the third back in Seville in 2018.

The Spanish federation was fined £44,750 after the 2004 fixture when Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Jermaine Jenas and Jermain Defoe were targeted. More recently, Spain were fined £15,000 and ordered to play their next friendly with a partial stadium closure after supporters sang a discriminatory chant about Muslims during a match against Egypt in Barcelona in March.