○On April 29, Seville’s regional court will try a Sevilla fan who, according to the public prosecutor’s office, insulted Vinicius by repeatedly calling him a “monkey”, made “primate gestures” and shouted “uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuing uding dbd in 2023 The public prosecutor’s office plans to seek a sentence of one year and nine months in prison. Crimes against moral integrity.
“He (Vinicius) repeatedly insulted the player with obvious contempt for his dark skin color, uttered shouts and gestures of contempt towards the player of a racist nature, causing feelings of frustration, shame and humiliation and, as a result, undermining his essential dignity,” the prosecutor’s office said.
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It added that these insults and gestures took place in front of a “large television, radio and media audience.” La Liga and Real Madrid came into play in this case. Sevilla, on the other hand, expelled the fans at the time as soon as the facts were known.
The one-year and nine-month prison sentence could be increased to a two-year ban from stadiums.
La Liga takes racism seriously
If convicted, it would be the ninth case of racial discrimination in Spanish football’s top category. Vinicius is involved in three of them, but he is not the only one. Chukwueze is another player affected by these racist incidents, which La Liga has focused on.
