US EditionElche’s Rafa Mir Faces Over 10 Years In Prison For Alleged Sexual Assault
Rafa Mir faces an official La Liga probe for racism during a match and a separate sexual assault indictment from October 2025 involving the Spanish striker.
- On Mar 1, 2026, Espanyol and Elche drew 2-2 after Mir scored a 90th-minute penalty, prompting the referee to activate the anti-racism protocol.
- Referee Iosu Galech Apezteguia activated the anti-racism protocol after Espanyol defender Omar El Hilali accused Elche forward Rafa Mir of a racist insult during the match on Sunday.
- The report notes the phrase `You came here on a dinghy`, which the refereeing team could not hear, and the match was stopped for three minutes under the anti-racism protocol.
- Elche CF, 17th in LaLiga, haven't won in 10 matches while seventh-place RCD Espanyol are winless in nine straight games, and Omar El Hilali appeared visibly upset after the incident.
- Recurring incidents, including those involving Vinicius Junior, highlight ongoing racism issues in Spanish football, less than two weeks after a Champions League halt over alleged abuse.
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Spanish footballer Rafa Mir, currently on loan at Elche from Sevilla, remains under investigation following an allegation of sexual assault made against him in September 2024. Mir was arrested by police at the time and, although he was released on bail, the case is still under investigation by the Public Prosecutor's Office. At the time of the allegations, he was on loan at Valencia and was subsequently suspended from the first team for three mo…
The Provincial Prosecutor’s Office of Valencia confirmed this Friday his 10-year six-month prison request for Spanish footballer Rafa Mir, accused of a crime of sexual assault with carnal access and another of injuries. The striker, currently a partner of Chilean Lucas Cepeda in Elche, faces one of the most delicate judicial situations of his career. The events date back to September 2024, when Mir, then a Valencia player, was arrested along wit…
The Valencia Public Prosecutor's Office requests a 10-and-a-half-year prison sentence for footballer Rafa Mir for...
The Prosecutor's Office of Valencia formalizes his accusation against the striker for the events that occurred in September 2024, when the player militated in the ranks of Valencia CF, after finding signs of carnal access and injuries
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