This Wednesday was a trial compared to a case surrounding Vinicius junior. Victim in this story, the Real Madrid winger had received racist insults in December 2022 from five supporters from Real Valladolid. The latter were sentenced to a year of imprisonment and fines as Real Madrid announced in a long press release.
“”Real Madrid CF announces that the second chamber of the provincial court of Valladolid today rendered a judgment condemning the five people who, since their places in the stands of the José Zorrilla stadium, uttered racist insults against our player Vinicius Jr. during the match played between Real Valladolid CF and Real Madrid CF on December 30, 2022. culprits of five hatred crimes. The court pronounced a sentence of one year imprisonment for each accused. He also pronounced special ineligibility for this duration, special ineligibility for the exercise of any profession or educational function in the fields of education, sport and leisure for four years, as well as the payment of fines between 1080 and 1620 euros. The suspension of private sentences of freedom is subject to the condition that the accused, who have apologized and expressed their regrets in a letter addressed to Vinicius Jr., do not go to football stadiums where official sports competitions take place for three years. This criminal conviction is added to several others pronounced in recent months for the racist insults made against players of Real Madrid Cf in the stadiums of Mestalla (Valence), his Moix (Palma de Mallorca) and Vallecas (Madrid). The racist insults uttered against Vinicius Jr. and other players on digital forums have also been the subject of criminal convictions. This time, the convictions for hatred crimes constitute a singular recognition of the offensive nature of these behaviors. Real Madrid, which has been a civil party alongside its player in this procedure and in many others currently underway for facts of similar nature, will continue to work to protect the values of our club and eradicate any racist behavior in the world of football and sport.»»
