The Spanish police announced, this Tuesday, that three young people suspected of uttering racist insults against Vinícius Júnior, from the Real Madrid, were arrested in Valencia. The episode took place during the match of the Spanish Championshiplast Sunday, between the merengue club and the local team.
“The police arrested three young people in Valencia for racist behavior that took place last Sunday in the game between Valencia CF and Real Madrid,” said the National Police, which opened an investigation after the events that provoked a wave of indignation, in Spain and abroad.
A frequent target of racist abuse since arriving at Real Madrid in 2018, Vinícius Júnior was called a “monkey” by Valencia fans in the 1-0 defeat. open an investigation for alleged “hate crime”, a criminal classification that includes racist crimes in Spain.
The Anti-Violence Commission, a body linked to the Superior Sports Council (CSD), announced on Monday that it was examining the images available to identify the perpetrators of the insults and “propose the corresponding sanctions”.
The new attack provoked many reactions in Spain, where acts of racism in stadiums have been denounced for many years by players and associations who believe that the problem is not taken seriously in the country.
“It wasn’t the first time, nor the second nor the third. Racism is normal in LaLiga. The competition thinks it’s normal, the Federation does too and the opponents encourage it”, regretted Vini Jr. on social media after the match.
“The first thing is to recognize that we have a problem of behavior, education, racism,” said the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, on Monday.
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called for “zero tolerance” of racism in football.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
Kingston is an accomplished author and journalist, known for his in-depth and engaging writing on sports. He currently works as a writer at 247 News Agency, where he has established himself as a respected voice in the sports industry.
