Vinicius Junior: Minor who racially abused Real Madrid forward banned, says club

Real Madrid have said a minor who racially abused the club’s forward Vinicius Junior has been given a one-year stadium ban and also been fined.

The incident occurred during a La Liga game against Rayo Vallecano last season.

The Spanish champions said the minor had admitted his wrongdoing, apologised to Vinicius in a letter and accepted the punishment imposed by the Juvenile Prosecutor’s Office.

The undisclosed fine was imposed by the State Commission against Violence, Racism, Xenophobia and Intolerance in Sport.

Real said in a statement: “The minor who made racist insults towards our player Vinicius Junior… has apologised and expressed his regret for his behaviour in a letter of apology.

“As a result of the out-of-court settlement, he agreed to carry out the socio-educational activities proposed to him by the Juvenile Public Prosecutor’s Office and to refrain from entering stadiums where official competitions are held for a period of one year.”

Real added that since June, either in criminal or juvenile courts, four cases of racism against its players have resulted in punishments for racist acts.

In October, four people were arrested in Spain over allegedly conducting an online campaign of hate and racism against Vinicius, who earlier this year broke down in a news conference when talking about the racist abuse he has encountered.