Real Madrid sue Vinicius for racism

2023-05-23 08:41

Real Madrid sue Vinicius for racism Real Madrid have lodged a complaint with Spain's hate crimes prosecutors over the racist abuse that Vinicius Junior suffered in their 1-0 loss to Valencia.


The day after the match, Real Madrid issued a statement: "Real Madrid completely rejects and condemns the incident that occurred yesterday involving our player Vinicius Junior."


Real Madrid believes that such verbal abuse can constitute a hate crime, so it has filed a complaint with the State Prosecutor, especially the Prosecutor Against Hate Crimes and Discrimination, requesting an investigation of the facts.


Real Madrid President Florentino Perez stated that he had met with Vinicius and issued a statement: "The Real Madrid President has met with Vinicius, expressed his support and love for him, and also informed Vinicius that the club will use All steps are being taken in his defence."


Valencia also issued a statement confirming that the police had identified fans who had racially discriminated against Vinicius, and that any fans who were confirmed to be involved would be banned for life.


A few days ago, Vinicius also posted that Spain is a racist country. In this regard , Luis Rubiales , president of the Spanish Football Federation, called on the fans concerned to be sanctioned. Rubiales said: "This goes beyond football. We have a racist education problem in our country. When we have fans insulting players because of their sexual orientation or the color of their skin, it is tarnishing the whole team, the fans and the whole country. "


Rubiales has come under fire from Real Madrid for not taking any action after the incident, arguing that he, as the head of Spanish football and refereeing, did not take any action in agreement with FIFA to prevent these situations. Real Madrid admitted that Rubiales' inaction made Vinicius feel helpless. "