On December 30, 2022, Vinicius Junior was targeted by Valladolid supporters on the occasion of a trip from Real Madrid. Racist insults against which the Liga had immediately responded through a complaint filing.
Vinicius, then Real Madrid and finally the public prosecutor then joined this complaint. Two and a half years later, justice condemned five individuals. The Spanish Football League confirmed this Wednesday.
In a message published on his social networks, the boss of La Liga, Javier Tebas, praised a decision
“Historical”. “It is the first time in Spain that justice has condemned racist insults in a stadium by calling them as a hatred. A historical decision, the fruit of the work of the Liga and our commitment to football without violence or discrimination. »»
Three -year stadium ban for condemned
On its official website, the body gave more details on the sentences of the five convicted. One year in suspended prison sentence, fines ranging from 1,080 to 1,620 euros. They also received a three -year stadium ban. If they came to repeat over the next three years, the stay would switch to firm prison.
Regularly targeted on Spanish terrains, Vinicius Junior therefore won. This condemnation against supporters will be jurisprudence for the future and the next ones who would like to try the experience now know what they will face in the event of a complaint against them.
