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Five Valladolid fans given suspended jail sentences for Vinícius Júnior ‘hate crime’

News Desk22nd May 202526th May 2025

22nd May 202526th May 20254403

Five supporters of Real Valladolid who directed racist abuse at Real Madrid’s forward Vinícius Júnior have received suspended prison sentences in what La Liga has...

Netflix drops Spanish star of ‘Emilia Pérez’ from Oscar campaign after offensive tweets

News Desk6th February 202511th February 2025

6th February 202511th February 20255153

Offensive historic tweets posted by Karla Sofía Gascón, the transgender Spanish star of the Oscar-nominated film Emilia Pérez, have led to a week of fallout...

Four men arrested for alleged racist campaign targeting Real Madrid player Vinícius

News Desk25th October 202429th October 2024

25th October 202429th October 20241884

Spain’s National Police said on Thursday that they have arrested four men suspected of inciting an online hate campaign targeting Real Madrid star Vinícius Júnior...

La Liga condemns plan by some fans to racially abuse Vinícius while hiding behind face masks

News Desk29th September 202430th September 2024

29th September 202430th September 20242251

La Liga, the Spanish football league, said on Saturday that it will ‘formally report and request the immediate arrest of the instigators behind a hate...

Real Madrid star Bellingham is ‘used to horrible, serious problem’ of racist abuse in Spain

News Desk17th April 202424th April 2024

17th April 202424th April 20242482

Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham said that he and his teammates have become accustomed to dealing with racist abuse at away grounds in Spain, but...

Yet another racist incident as Mallorca fan makes monkey gestures at Real Madrid game

News Desk15th April 202415th September 2025

15th April 202415th September 20252151

Spanish football club RC Mallorca has said that it was working with authorities to identify a fan who made monkey gestures after Real Madrid midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni (main...

Vinícius breaks down while talking about racist insults he’s suffered in Spain

News Desk25th March 202415th September 2025

25th March 202415th September 20255204

The Real Madrid and Brazilian footballer Vinícius Júnior broke down in tears on Monday while talking about the racist insults that he has suffered in Spain,...

Real Madrid asks Spanish prosecutors to investigate more racist chants at Vinícius

News Desk16th March 202424th March 2024

16th March 202424th March 20242612

Real Madrid has filed a complaint with Spanish state prosecutors asking them to investigate the reported racist chants aimed at forward Vinícius Júnior outside the stadiums...

Anti-racists slam use of ‘blackface Balthazars’ in some of Spain’s Epiphany parades

News Desk6th January 202414th January 2024

6th January 202414th January 20243498

Anti-racism groups have slammed Spain’s continued use of having blackface Balthazars in some of the country’s Epiphany parades – prompting Madrid City Council to also apologise for distributing...

‘Isolated episode No.19 and counting’ – Vinícius Jr receives more racist abuse

News Desk22nd October 202330th October 2023

22nd October 202330th October 20232791

Sevilla ejected a fan from its Spanish league match against Real Madrid and filed a complaint with police after the spectator allegedly displayed ‘xenophobic Vinícius...

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