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Spanish court opens investigation into racist abuse targeting Vinicius

Spectators sit behind a photo of Real Madrid s Vinicius Junior
Spectators sit behind a photo of Real Madrid s Vinicius Junior prior to a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, May 24, 2023. Photo: AP


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A Spanish court opened a judicial investigation Friday into an alleged hate crime perpetrated by the three people arrested this week for racially abusing Real Madrid player Vinicius Junior during a game.


inicius, who is Black, was subjected to racist taunts on Sunday in Valencia at Mestalla Stadium, which will have parts of its stands closed for the next five games. The Brazil forward has repeatedly been targeted by similar abuse this season.


The Valencia-based court said in a statement that Vinicius will be asked to give testimony via video-conference at some point.


The judge also asked for the Valencia club to identify the security guards at the game so they could possibly give testimony and to conserve any audiovisual material of the match from the 72nd minute for possible study.

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