La Liga acts on racist abuse of Vinícius amid call for Atlético fans to be banned
19-Sep-2022 16:25:36 | The Guardian
- Report going to Spanish FA and state’s anti-violence commission
- Madrid’s mayor says those responsible should be banned for life
La Liga will deliver a formal report to the Spanish Football Federation’s disciplinary committee and the state’s anti-violence commission, denouncing the racist abuse directed at the Real Madrid winger Vinícius Júnior by Atlético Madrid fans before the derby on Sunday. The mayor of the city, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, has expressed his desire that those responsible are identified and not allowed to return to football stadiums in Spain.
A group of fans were filmed chanting “Vinícius is a monkey” before the game at the Metropolitano stadium on Sunday night. Although the incident that was caught on camera occurred outside the ground, La Liga will include it in the report on fan behaviour that it prepares and delivers to the anti-violence commission for it to act upon each week.
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