The arrests occurred a day after the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, stated that Spanish football has a problem of racism, following the complaint for racial crime filed by Real Madrid.
Spanish police arrested seven men today for alleged incidents racists against Vinicius Jr, Real Madrid footballerwhile the main Spanish soccer league urged to modify the country’s legislation in order to be able to take measures to stop the racism in stadiums
The coach of the Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelottiexpressed his support for Vinicius Jr.who he hopes will continue at the club.
Ancelotti attacked the “obsolete” Spanish protocols to tackle racism in sport and stated that he would consider removing his players from the pitch if they were attacked again during a match.
A hate crime investigation was opened after an inflatable doll dressed in winger Vinicius Jr’s number 20 shirt outside hanging from a bridge in front of Real Madrid’s training groundthe player’s team, along with a 16-meter banner in the colors of the rival team, Atlético de Madrid, reading “Madrid hates Real”.
Spanish police arrested seven men
The police reported the arrest of four men in Madrid, three of whom belonged to “a radical group of fans of a Madrid club”, who had already been identified during the matches as “high risk” to help stop the violence.
Three men were also arrested in Valencia for racist conduct directed at Vinicius in a match between that team and Real Madrid.
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The arrests came a day after the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, affirm that Spanish football has a problem of racism, as a result of the complaint for racial crime presented by the Real Madrid.
After the insults directed at Vinicius Jr.called the racist abuse “inhumane” in a social media post and called on sponsors and broadcasters to hold people accountable. The league.
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