Real Madrid s Brazilian forward #07 Vinicius Junior (C) fights for the ball with Barcelona s Uruguayan defender #04 Ronald Araujo during the Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys in Barcelona on October 28, 2023. AFP
Madrid forward Vinicius, who is Black, has been the victim of repeated racist verbal attacks from fans in the past two seasons.
On Saturday, the league included the incident from the Oct. 28 game in its weekly report to the Spanish soccer federation. The report compiles incidents at stadiums that could “incite violence or have insulting or intolerant contents.”
The league says that Brazil star Vinicius was targeted by a fan during the game that Madrid won 2-1 at Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium.
Barcelona has said it will investigate all alleged racist acts by its supporters.
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