Through its official social media channels, Rayo Vallecano has announced a break-in at its Vallecas Stadium, which resulted in significant vandalism.
Official release from Rayo Vallecano
“Is this truly the kind of public-private collaboration that the Regional Sports Minister envisions for the Vallecas Stadium?
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid issues a public condemnation regarding a break-in that occurred tonight at our home ground, the Vallecas Stadium. The presidential box was trashed and severely damaged, mirroring the ongoing defacement suffered by the exterior walls of our arena.
These visual proofs directly stem from the hostility being actively incited, showing the real-world interpretation of the Minister’s proposed public-private alliance. This incident represents just the latest episode in a continuous stream of intimidation, blackmail, and harassment directed at our club president and his relatives—and, by extension, the entire Rayo Vallecano de Madrid community—since July 28th.
We at Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are weary of constantly calling out the promotion of animosity that translates into aggressive threats, such as this latest destructive act or the vandalism targeting the Bear and the Strawberry Tree monument earlier this week.
These occurrences plainly demonstrate that certain individuals desired a far different outcome to this malicious campaign against our president than the staging of the Trofeo de Vallecas at our home venue today. Rayo Vallecano successfully managed to get the arena reopened, despite the Community of Madrid completing absolutely no renovations during the summer break (contrary to their claims of a half-year construction plan). This was achieved after the club demonstrated absolute adherence to all safety codes and thoroughly debunked the highly flawed audit report used to justify freezing the Vallecas Stadium lease.
Such are the repercussions when government authorities cooperate with and tolerate radical supporter factions.
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid declares that we will not back down in the face of the ongoing campaign of coercion and hostility targeting us since July 28th. Today, following a seven-year hiatus, the Trofeo de Vallecas will go ahead as planned—an event that brings immense pride to our local community. Moving forward, we will keep striving with dedication to secure our sixth straight season in the top tier, a milestone never before reached in the century-long existence of this club.
Postscript: Law enforcement has already been notified of this occurrence and supplied with these photos. We will submit a formal legal complaint this coming Monday, accompanied by surveillance camera recordings.
The club remains hopeful that the authorities will respond swiftly and decisively to this completely intolerable intrusion into our main offices.”
This piece has been rendered into English using automated translation tools. The native Spanish text is accessible 🇪🇸 here.
