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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.
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