Vinicius Jr: Seven people punished over racist chants and effigy of Real Madrid player

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Vinicius Jr points to Valencia fans successful  the Mestalla StadiumVinicius Jr singled retired those liable for the radical slurs astatine Valencia during the game

Seven radical person been punished for acts of racism towards Real Madrid's Brazil guardant Vinicius Jr.

Four men were fined 60,001 euros (£51,700) and fixed a two-year stadium prohibition for hanging an effigy of Vinicius adjacent Real's grooming crushed successful January.

The 4 men were arrested 11 days agone and released connected bail by a Madrid court.

Three different radical were fined 5,000 euros (£4,300) and banned for 1 twelvemonth for making racist gestures during Real's crippled astatine Valencia connected 21 May.

Those 3 are aged betwixt 18 and 21, the constabulary said, and were detained 2 days aft the game.

The sanctions were fixed by Spain's State Commission against Violence, Racism, Xenophobia and Intolerance successful Sport, said the country's Sports Commission connected Monday.

Vinicius, whose reddish paper for convulsive behaviour precocious successful the Valencia lucifer was rescinded, aboriginal said the Spanish league "belongs to racists".

La Liga president Javier Tebas and the league's handling of the incidental was wide condemned aft helium told Vinicius connected societal media that "you request to pass yourself properly".

Tebas aboriginal apologised to Vinicius, saying helium did not mean to "attack" the 22-year-old.

The Brazilian authorities called for terrible sanctions against those liable for the radical slurs and La Liga said it volition question "more sanctioning powers" to guarantee it tin punish specified incidents.

Brazil volition play friendlies against Guinea and Senegal successful Lisbon connected 17 and 20 June, arsenic portion of an anti-racism campaign.

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