Vinicius Jr
VAR official cut after Vinicius red card incident
Iglesias Villanueva was in charge of VAR during Valencia's 1-0 La Liga win over Real Madrid on Sunday, in which Los Blancos forward Vinicius was racially abused by home supporters at Mestalla
23 May 2023
Three detained over racist insults against Vinicius: Spanish police
"Police arrested today three young people in Valencia for the racist behaviour that occurred Sunday in the match between Valencia and Real Madrid," Spain's National Police said in a statement
23 May 2023
Four detained over Vinicius hung effigy incident
The arrests come two days after racist abuse was again hurled at the 22-year-old Brazilian international during a Spanish league match, sparking an international outcry.
23 May 2023
Brazil protests to Spain over racist abuse of Vinicius
There has been an outpouring of condemnation in Vinicius's native Brazil since the Real Madrid star was targeted with racist abuse during a 1-0 loss at Valencia on Sunday
23 May 2023
Lights go out at Rio's Christ the Redeemer in support of Vinicius
"The Christ the Redeemer Archdiocesan Sanctuary repudiates the racist attacks suffered by the Brazilian player Vinicius Junior," the body said in an Instagram post
23 May 2023
‘It's not football, it's La Liga’
Football and beyond rallied around Vinicius Junior on Monday, demanding action against racism, after the Real Madrid star was abused once again in Spain's La Liga.
22 May 2023