Following the racial abuse of Real Madrid attacker Vinicius Junior by Valencia fans, The club have been given a five-game partial stadium shutdown and a €45,000 (£39,000) fine.
Vinicius allegedly threatened to leave the pitch during the second half of Real Madrid’s La Liga game against Valencia at the Mestalla Stadium on Sunday.
Real Madrid later filed a report with the Spanish State Attorney General’s Office. Claiming that the crowd’s alleged monkey chants constituted a “hate crime”.
🚨 Comité de Competición
➡️ Cierre de la grada Mario Kempes de Mestalla durante cinco partidos.
➡️ 45.000 euros de multa al Valencia CF.
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An RFEF statement on Tuesday night read: “The competition committee has sanctioned Valencia CF with the partial closure of the Mestalla stadium for five matches, more specifically the Mario Kempes south stand.
“Following the events that occurred during the First Division National League Championship match between the local team and Real Madrid CF.
“It is considered proven that, as reflected by the referee in his minutes, there were racist shouts at Vinicius, a Real Madrid CF player, during the aforementioned match, altering the normal course of the match and considering the infractions very serious.
“In addition, an economic sanction of 45,000 euros is imposed on Valencia.”
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