Mallorca Fan Receives Suspended Sentence for Racist Abuse of Vinícius Jr. and Chukwueze
The fan also faces a three-year stadium ban after apologizing and completing an anti-discrimination program.
- A Mallorca fan was sentenced to a year in prison, suspended, for racially abusing Real Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior and Villarreal’s Samuel Chukwueze.
- The fan is banned from attending any games organized by the Spanish league or Spanish Football Federation for three years.
- This is the third recent criminal conviction for racist insults directed at Real Madrid players, particularly Vinícius.
- LaLiga president Javier Tebas has called for harsher penalties, including jail time, for fans who engage in racist behavior.
- Vinícius has been vocal about racism in Spanish football and recently suggested that Spain should lose its 2030 World Cup hosting rights if the issue persists.