Real Madrid call racist insults against Vinicius a ‘hate crime’ and announce to file charges

After the media support of several players (Neymar, Mbappé…) and the International Football Federation (Fifa), through a press release from its president Gianni Infantino, Real Madrid has decided to place the debate at a judicial level. The Madrid club announced on Monday 22 May that it had filed a complaint with the Spanish prosecutor after the racist insults suffered by its Brazilian striker Vinicius on Sunday in Valencia.

“Real Madrid condemns the events that took place yesterday [dimanche] against our player Vinicius Junior and strongly opposes”wrote the merengue club, which decided to file this complaint so that a “opening of investigation” on these insults which constitute legally, according to the club, a “hate crime”. “These facts constitute a direct attack on our model of coexistence of our social and democratic rule of law”insists Real Madrid.