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Fans Who Insulted Vinícius Found Guilty in 1st Hate-Crime Conviction Related to Racism in Spain
- A Valladolid court convicted five fans for racially insulting Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior during a 2022 league match in Spain.
- The ruling followed complaints filed first by the league, then joined by Vinícius, Real Madrid, and the public prosecutor’s office in a case addressing racism in sport.
- The fans received one-year prison sentences with suspended jail time and fines up to 1,620 euros, conditional on no offenses or stadium visits for three years.
- The league described the ruling as a significant advancement in combating racism in sports, marking Spain's first conviction of hate crimes related to racist abuse in a football stadium.
- This milestone suggests increasing legal action against racism in Spanish football, while Valencia has disputed inaccurate claims in a related documentary and threatened legal response.
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Fans who insulted Vinícius Júnior found guilty in 1st hate-crime conviction related to racism in Spain
Five Valladolid fans who racially insulted Real Madrid star Vinícius Júnior in 2022 have been found guilty in the first ruling in Spain that condemns racist insults in a soccer stadium as a hate crime, the league said Wednesday.
Five guilty of racist Vinicius abuse: LaLiga
Five people were handed prison sentences for racially abusing Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr during a match in a landmark first ruling in Spain that condemned racist insults in a soccer stadium as a hate crime, LaLiga said on Wednesday. In December 2022, Brazil international Vinicius appeared to be subjected to abuse in Real's 2-0 win away to Real Valladolid as he walked past fans after being substituted at the Jose Zorrilla stadium. The Provin…
Vinicius Offended: Fans Sentenced to Prison
Five football fans in Spain have been sentenced to one year's imprisonment on probation for racist insults by Brazilian striker star Vinícius Junior. All defendants had reached an agreement with the prosecutor's office and other prosecutors prior to the trial in Valladolid. The league stated that it was "milestone" because it was the first conviction in Spain that "the racist insults in stadiums were hate crimes". According to the court, the def…
Fans who insulted Vinicius found guilty in 1st hate-crime conviction related to racism in Spain
MADRID (AP) -- Five Valladolid fans who racially insulted Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior in 2022 have been found guilty in the first ruling in Spain that condemns racist insults in a soccer stadium as a hate crime, the league said Wednesday.
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