{"id":23581,"date":"2026-02-19T12:47:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T12:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/19\/real-madrid-submit-evidence-to-uefa-over-alleged-racist-insults-against-vinicius-junior\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T12:47:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T12:47:34","slug":"real-madrid-submit-evidence-to-uefa-over-alleged-racist-insults-against-vinicius-junior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/19\/real-madrid-submit-evidence-to-uefa-over-alleged-racist-insults-against-vinicius-junior\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid submit evidence to UEFA over alleged racist insults against Vinicius Junior"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>MADRID (AP) \u2014 Real Madrid has sent &#8220;all available evidence&#8221; to UEFA. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Alleged racist insult<\/span> Match against Vinicius Junior <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">champions league match<\/span> Against Benfica.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The club has actively co-operated with the investigation launched by UEFA following the unacceptable incidents of racism experienced during that match,&#8221; the club said on Thursday, without elaborating on the evidence.<\/p>\n<p>UEFA appointed a special investigator on Wednesday to gather evidence about what happened in Lisbon during Madrid&#8217;s 1-0 win over Benfica in the first leg of their Champions League final.<\/p>\n<p>Vinicius accused Benfica&#8217;s Gianluca Prestiani of calling him a &#8220;monkey&#8221; after the Brazilian scored the only goal. Prestiani was also one of the Benfica players who was angry at Vinicius after the forward was celebrated at Benfica&#8217;s corner flag.<\/p>\n<p>Prestiani covered his mouth with his shirt when speaking to the Brazilian player and denied racially abusing Vinicius, who is black and has suffered repeated racist insults in Spain.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Real Madrid is grateful for the unanimous support, support and love that our player Vinicius Junior has received from all sectors of the world football community,&#8221; the club said. &#8220;Real Madrid remains committed to working with all institutions to eradicate racism, violence and hatred in sport and society.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Benfica said Prestianni was the victim of a &#8220;defamation campaign&#8221; and welcomed the investigation launched by UEFA on Wednesday, saying it &#8220;fully supports and believes the version presented&#8221; by Prestianni.<\/p>\n<p>FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Wednesday he was &#8220;shocked and saddened to see the alleged racist incident&#8221; and praised the referee for invoking anti-racism protocols during the match, which was suspended for nearly 10 minutes at the Stadium of Light.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/vinicius-racism-madrid-benfica-uefa-413a2d4f22c8c0edfd630fa7b87d39e6\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MADRID (AP) \u2014 Real Madrid has sent &#8220;all available evidence&#8221; to UEFA. 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