Three Spanish football fans have been sentenced to eight months in prison and banned from football stadiums for two years for making racist remarks towards a Brazilian player.
During a match between top soccer teams Real Madrid and Valencia in May 2023, Valencia fans shouted racist chants at the stadium towards star player Vinicius Junior.
The match at Mestalla Stadium was postponed for around 10 minutes after a player nicknamed Vini Junior addressed the crowd and asked the referee to stop using racist language.
The fans were screaming nonstop. “Mono” (Monkey) The same goes for “Vinicius Dies.”
After the match, Real Madrid filed a hate crime complaint and three unnamed fans were arrested.
Hwang was found guilty of a crime against moral integrity with the aggravating circumstance of racially motivated discrimination. NBC News report.
In addition to the eight-month sentence, they were banned from football stadiums for two years and the defendants must pay all court costs.
TMZ The court noted that the original sentence was 12 months’ imprisonment and a three-year stadium ban until the defendant admitted criminal responsibility, but that the sentence was reduced when the defendant admitted criminal responsibility.
“This sentence is great news for the fight against racism in Spain.”
Vinicius Junior has received a fair amount of abuse from football fans between 2023 and 2024. Thousands of fans have tweeted:Mononucleosisagainst him during a match in Spain in 2023.
Just two weeks later, mannequins wearing player jerseys were on display in Spain. Hanging from a bridge The doll was hanging from a rope around its neck beneath a huge banner that read “MADRID ODIA AL REAL” (“Madrid hates Real”), a reference to rival team Real Madrid.
In February 2024, player Vinicius Junior was photographed playing soccer with local children in Morocco. After a public event, videos circulated of young soccer fans filming the player while yelling, “Hey black guy! Hey monkey!” and “There are slaves playing in my neighborhood.” video It was allegedly posted online.
During the period Press conference“I just want to play football,” Vini Jr. said through tears.
“I just want to give my all for the club and my family,” he added.
Javier Tebas, president of Spain’s La Liga soccer league, said “this verdict is great news for the fight against racism in Spain.”
“This is a rectification of the injustice suffered by Vinicius Junior and sends a clear message to those who shout abuse at football stadiums: La Liga will identify them, report them and hold them criminally responsible,” Tebas said.
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