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Police in Spain have arrested four men accused of coordinating an online hate campaign that called for racial abuse to be hurled at the Real Madridforward Vinícius Júnior. Police said on Thursday that the men, all in their 20s, had been detained as part of an investigation into social media posts that circulated before Atlético Madrid took on Real Madrid in September’s derby.

The posts, which are believed to have had more than 1.5bn views, urged Atlético fans to attend the match wearing masks so they could insult Vinícius without being identified.

“Using social media, they called on fans to show up at the stadium to hurl insults that had racist connotations,” the police said on social media. The online campaign swiftly gained strength, setting off “significant social alarm”, police added.

As the campaign made headlines across Spain, La Liga said it would lodge a formal complaint and demand that those behind the campaign be arrested. “The campaign constitutes a crime of incitement to hatred [which is] clearly typified in the penal code,” it said the day before the derby.

La Liga welcomed news of the arrests. “These acts do not go unpunished and have their consequences,” the league said, as it vowed to continue to fight hate and racism in football.

In March, Vinícius laid bare the toll exacted by years of racist insults, revealing that the systematic barrage of abuse he had faced at more than 10 Spanish grounds was steadily chipping away at his desire to play. The emotional ission, coming from one of the favourites to win this year’s Ballon d’Or, prompted anti-racism campaigners to call on Spain to do more to address racism in football.

In June, three Valencia fans were sentenced to eight months in prison for hate crimes against Vinícius, in what La Liga described as the country’s first conviction related to racist abuse at a football match.

On Thursday, police said the four arrests had been carried out in mid-October and that further arrests could be made because the investigation was continuing.

The impact of the viral campaign also remains under investigation as a government-backed anti-violence commission looks into allegations of racist abuse. After the same match the Spanish football federation sanctioned Atlético with a €45,000 fine and a three-game partial stadium closure after ers threw objects at the Real Madrid goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/oct/24/four-men-arrested-over-online-racist-hate-campaign-against-vinicius-junior

Good move. He basically lost Ballo D or because of his color

Nice one!
The police should ensure all the culprits are arrested and thoroughly dealt with.
Enough of all these racism and tribalism bulls**t in our world today!
It's sickening!

Vini the king

Racism & Hatred should be purged from the Beautiful Game.

Unnecessary trouble

Arrest helinues

ERockson:
Good move. He basically lost Ballo D or because of his color

just like wàeh

ERockson:
Good move. He basically lost Ballo D or because of his color

Very true.
Reason George Weah couldn't win it too.

Cousin9999:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/oct/24/four-men-arrested-over-online-racist-hate-campaign-against-vinicius-junior

JUNIOR don use him STAR SENIOR dem.. no cap.

As a former racist myself,

All I have to say is If This News is True
Then Vinicus is Finished

This will motivate more racist attacks towards Vinicus. The worst thing you can ever do is notice or acknowledge a racist.
The moment you react to what a racist does
The racist has won!!!

A racist wants attention badly!!
If you ignore a racist, he will feel worthless
They are happy when they see you cry or complain because of their actions

Will this 4 arrest stop racism in Spain??
It will even increase it.. Just watch

When a racist see that what he said has made you to call police. He will be laughing that he made you so afraid that you call police.

To him and others like him, it will make them attack you more since they know your weakness.

If a racist make monkey sound to you
And you don't react or notice him
The racist will feel that his tricks dont work on you.
He will leave and go find people like Vinicus that will cry like a baby and call police.

ERockson:
Good move. He basically lost Ballo D or because of his color

Which Color?
An attacker and striker that has only 5 Goals for an Almighty Brazil after 35 Appearances for Brazil. That's awful.
As it stands now OSIMHEN is far better than him.
Vinicius has got only media hype which Osimhen lacks
Because Vinicius scored a Hat-trick a week before Ballon D'or

Vinicius black skin denied him ballon d'Or. He was stopped by his blackness.

My only pain is that black people are more of a racist to themselves than anyone else.

..and some people here especially black never see why he behaves he does..he is probably exhibiting confidence in the midst of racists

Racist whites

good

Vinicius Jnr should leave Spain and go to England or . He's ll be more respected there. Enough of all racism things. Those Athletico Madrid racists have blacks in their family, national team and club. They should respect humanity.
How will they feel if their people received racism?


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HelenaWills:

Very true.
Reason George Weah couldn't win it too.

George Weah couldn't win what?

Hmmm

Themoon226:

George Weah couldn't win what?

Smh!

Themoon226:

George Weah couldn't win what?

comprehension is far from u

To win world best, just be extremely good in your position, regardless of Vini not winning it, Rodri was more impactful, I would’ve wanted Vini to win it but counting your chicks before they hatch is really bad, that’s the consequence of his action before the award.

Rodri was the better candidate, if Bellingham was Spanish for this past season, definitely he would’ve won it instead of Rodri.

Congrats to another Non English player winning B D’or in English soil…

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HelenaWills:

Very true.
Reason George Weah couldn't win it too.

Only African to have done so

he did win it

Ok nahh

HelenaWills:

Very true.
Reason George Weah couldn't win it too.

George Weah won it in 1995 as the first African player to win it.

Focusmind:


George Weah won it in 1995 as the first African player to win it.

You people have chronic comprehension issues on this site. So difficult to comprehend a simple sarcasm?
Avoid me please.

Noted.

the scars the racist oyinbo leave on you will never leave, the sooner you run away from having anything to do with them the better. There is a reason the ancient world used to call them gothic barbarians.

The police can not stop the Gothic tradition of racism by arresting 4 people.
If you can avoid it dont work for them , dont date them dont play with them, until racism and doing harm to coloured people is no longer their tradition.

Cause all the mental abuse they do to you will follow you into your old age , so the sooner you break away from them whilst you young the better.

They are not normal, thier vicious hatred is not normal, and its increasing not reducing.

Dont use your mental sanity as litmus test for the prevailing trend of racism, its not racism, its thier tradition , their culture.

I worked for them for 25 years as engineer and nearly lost my sanity before i got the message, that hurting coloured people gives them pleasure , the same way some people like to torture rats and cockroaches, thats how they see us.

Thats why Nigeria is the way it is, cause they are the ones running the country thats has terrorists as civil servants.

As such you cannot escape their torture in this world, but you have some choice in your proximity to them.

A famous american lady that grew up during the civil rights movement of 60s in USA, said thy eventually drove her father who gads 10 kids mad, that is happening to coloured men all over the west, they are driving them insane with hatred , run away from them whilst you are still young and have sound mind.

THe racists you meet in future dont know how much you hurting already befor they add thier own, stay far away from them as far you can.

Now that i no longer work for them over a decade, till this month they are still damaging my property unable to do anything about it, all of this is not normal, they are not normal.

The mental scars you let them put on you, will follow you for life, dont forget that