Three Valencia football fans have been sentenced to eight months in prison and two-year stadium bans for racially abusing Real Madrid's player Vinícius Júnior during a La Liga match in May 2023. This marks the first conviction for racist insults in a Spanish soccer stadium. FIFA President Gianni Infantino praised the Spanish authorities' firm action in addressing the racist abuse.
8 months in jail for racism: Three Valencia fans jailed Fans apologize to Vinicius Jr #CitizenBriefs @Wycliffeorandi https://t.co/GbxC0nJ7NH
"I'm not a victim of racism. I am a tormentor of racists," Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr after 3 Valencia fans were sentenced to 8 months in prison for hate crimes agfainst him. It is the first conviction for racist insults in a soccer stadium in Spain. https://t.co/8uXBG8amSr
The irony of supporting Real Madrid, a team that has a player who vehemently speaks out on the racism he endures, while you (son of ex-president Lorenzo Sanz) are also a racist will always baffle me. https://t.co/F1vefE4fML
ICYMI: Vinicius Jr. Racial Abusers Get 8-Month Prison Sentence, Ban From Stadiums | Click to read more 👇 https://t.co/kfRJdKlLF1
"It's for all black people" The sentences are the first convictions connected to racist abuse in football in Spain, with Vinicius welcoming the decision to issue custodial sentences to those involved. https://t.co/hFrqQIO4WL
Three football fans sentenced to jail for racial abuse of Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr in legal first in Spain https://t.co/tmE12Zj3Pu
Vinicius welcomes jail sentence for racially abusive fans https://t.co/a50nakJd1U
Valencia fans who insulted Vinicius are first to be convicted for racism abuse in Spanish soccer https://t.co/QPUaAh78Om
Three Valencia football fans were get eight months in prison for hate crimes against Real Madrid player Vinicius Jr https://t.co/WiXkjpNHv8 https://t.co/B60JbID1Zz
Report @skynews on a notable development after the repeated racism aimed at Vinicius Jr - Spain’s first prosecutions for racist abuse at a football match with action against 3 Valencia fans https://t.co/A7VpL4X814
Report @skynews on a notable development after the repeated racist abuse of Vinicius Jr - Spain’s first prosecutions for racist abuse at a football match with action against 3 Valencia fans https://t.co/A7VpL4X814
Three people have been sentenced to 8 months in prison and two-year stadium bans for racially abusing Vinícius Júnior during Real Madrid’s game at Valencia in May 2023. This is the first conviction for racist abuse at a football game in Spain. More here: https://t.co/5bmFxkUJlK https://t.co/uXz3W4sCXv
Three Valencia football fans who racially abused Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr have each been jailed for eight months. Sky's @RobHarris reports live with more detail on the historic convictions. 🔗 https://t.co/30vCpjq1M7 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/hvPfGbiXVR
Three Valencia fans have been handed eight-month prison sentences after pleading guilty to racially insulting Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior in the first conviction for racism-related cases in professional soccer in Spain. https://t.co/o0q6MuQlse
VINI JR. shared a powerful statement via Twitter after three fans who racially abused him at Valencia last season were handed eight-month prison sentences. https://t.co/k85avclzEE
Three Valencia football fans were sentenced to eight months in prison for hate crimes against Real Madrid's Brazil player Vinicius Jr, the first conviction for racist insults in a soccer stadium in Spain, the court announced https://t.co/WiXkjpNHv8 https://t.co/gxn4ypqFMg
FIFA President Gianni Infantino: “I am pleased to see the firm action and sentencing taken by the Spanish authorities in relation to the racist abuse directed at Vinícius Jr in a Spanish La Liga match in May 2023. This is a positive step. “As I reiterated clearly at the recent…