Rayo Vallecano fans protest against the club president, force game against Bilbao to be suspended

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-10 · by The Associated Press

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During a La Liga match between Rayo Vallecano and Athletic Bilbao in Madrid, fans interrupted the game by throwing objects onto the field, protesting against club president Raúl Martín Presa. The protests caused multiple suspensions before the referee eventually stopped the match at police recommendation. This incident reflects ongoing tensions among Rayo supporters who have been boycotting games since the stadium was closed for safety reasons and is unsatisfied with Presa’s management dating back to 2011.
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Story summary

On Saturday, fans of Rayo Vallecano protested against club president Raúl Martín Presa by throwing objects onto the pitch during a La Liga match against Athletic Bilbao in Madrid. The game was initially suspended when the score was 0-0 after 13 minutes, with Rayo players joining fans on the sideline. Despite brief resumptions, continuous disruptions led to further halts and delays; eventually, the referee decided to end the match early due to safety concerns over fan behavior. Protesters chanted against Presa while team members negotiated with "ultras," a group of hardcore supporters. The incident highlights significant dissatisfaction among fans regarding club management under Presa's leadership.

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Topics

Bilbao Leganés MADRID Presa Rayo

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Rayo ORG · 12× Presa ORG · 4× Bilbao ORG · 2× Leganés GPE · 2× MADRID GPE · 2× Athletic Bilbao ORG · 1× La Liga ORG · 1× Rayo Vallecano ORG · 1× Raúl Martín Presa PERSON · 1× Óscar Valentín PERSON · 1×

Narrative

The fans, unhappy with the management of club owner and president Raúl Martín Presa, first forced the match to stop with the score still 0-0 in the 13th minute, when the Rayo players also walked to the sideline.
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🔮 The stadium announcer said in the 20th that the game would be suspended if the protests continued.

Claims (21 extracted, 0 hedged)

MADRID (AP) — Rayo Vallecano supporters stopped their team’s La Liga match against Athletic Bilbao on Saturday by throwing paper airplanes and other objects onto the field, forcing the game to be suspended. asserted
supporters → stop → game
The fans, unhappy with the management of club owner and president Raúl Martín Presa, first forced the match to stop with the score still 0-0 in the 13th minute, when the Rayo players also walked to the sideline. asserted
players → force → sideline
The stadium announcer said in the 20th that the game would be suspended if the protests continued. asserted
protests → say → 20th
It resumed in the 24th, but was stopped again shortly afterward. asserted
It → resume → 24th
The players and officials left the field, and the fans chanted against Presa. asserted
fans → leave → Presa
Rayo players Óscar Valentín and Isi Palazón spoke with members of the Bukaneros “ultras” — hardcore fans — behind one of the goals, where many of the objects including small rubber balls were coming from. asserted
many → speak → balls
Both teams returned to the field and warmed up before it resumed again after a 10-minute break. asserted
it → return → break
But it was stopped again it seemed just seconds later when more objects were thrown on the field. asserted
objects → stop → field
The referee spoke with police, then with the teams’ coaches and various team officials in the center of the field. asserted
referee → speak → field
He then signaled the teams to leave the field. asserted
He → signal → field
“The referee has decided to suspend the match at the recommendation of the police,” Rayo said in a social media post. asserted
Rayo → decide → post
Rayo fans reacted with applause. asserted
fans → react → applause
The Bilbao players applauded their fans. asserted
players → applaud → fans
Many of the visiting supporters were also among the Rayo fans. asserted
Many → visit → fans
It was Rayo’s first league game of the season in its home ground in the left-wing Madrid neighborhood of Vallecas since city authorities closed the stadium over safety concerns. asserted
authorities → close → concerns
The team was forced to play its three previous home games in another neighborhood, Leganés, after the local government revoked the club’s stadium license because of its dilapidated and alleged unsafe condition. asserted
government → force → condition
Most of the Rayo fans boycotted the games in Leganés. asserted
Most → boycott → Leganés
Rayo fans also chanted against Presa during a friendly match at the stadium last week and graffiti saying “Presa, leave now” appeared on the presidential box. asserted
graffiti → chant → box
Presa has long been unpopular among the Rayo fans since taking over the club in 2011. asserted
Presa → take → 2011
Mariano de Paco, the region’s minister for sports, had called for calm the day before the match, adding in a social media post that “Rayo will get the stadium it deserves. asserted
it → call → stadium
It is expected the game against Bilbao will be replayed at a later date. asserted
game → expect → date
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