Real Madrid’s Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior reacts to being insulted pointing at the stands during the Spanish league football match between Valencia CF and Real Madrid CF at the Mestalla stadium in Valencia on May 21, 2023. – Three Valencia’s supporters have been handed eight-month jail terms for racist insults against Real Madrid’s Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior in May 2023, which sparked a wave of international outrage, AFP reports on June 10, 2024.
“This sentence is very good news for the fight against racism in Spain,” said La Liga president Javier Tebas. Play was halted as Vinicius stood in front of fans and pointed at those responsible, prompting stadium officials to demand an end to racist insults before the match could resume. In a statement, Real Madrid said the trio had admitted their wrongdoing and sent a letter apologising to Vinicius, the club and to everyone else “who felt belittled or offended by their behaviour”, urging fans to avoid all expressions of “racism and intolerance”.The incident, the latest in a string of racist attacks on the player, sparked an international outcry with Brazil lodging a diplomatic protest and turning off the lights on Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer statue in solidarity.
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