Real Madrid soccer player Vinicius Junior©AFP
A Spanish court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit over allegations of racist abuse against Real Madrid striker Vinicius Junior during last year’s La Liga match against Osasuna, citing lack of evidence. During Real Madrid’s 2-0 win over Osasuna at the club’s El Sadar Stadium in the northern city of Pamplona on February 18, 2023, someone in the audience used a racial insult towards Vinicius, who is black. He was caught on camera screaming. “From the acts that occurred, it is clear that the facts may constitute a crime, but there is not enough data to know the identity of the perpetrator,” the Pamplona court, which handled the case, said in a statement. Vinicius, who has been the target of racism many times in Spain, has become a leader in the fight against racism in Spanish football.
Spanish prosecutors are seeking four years in prison for four men accused of hanging dummies of Brazilian national team players from a Madrid bridge before a match between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid in January 2023. There is.
Vinicius. On the 23rd, he also gained worldwide support in May after he confronted a supporter who claimed he had been subjected to racist abuse at Valencia’s Mestalla stadium and shouted abuse in the stands.
He testified by videoconference in a Spanish court in October as part of an investigation into alleged abuse in Valencia.
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said in November that the player had “unfortunately become accustomed” to racism in Spain.
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