Spain Recognizes 'Hate Crime' for the First Time Even 'Racism'... Vinicius tormented fan 'guilty'... a ruling that will go down in history

Spain Recognizes 'Hate Crime' for the First Time Even 'Racism'... Vinicius tormented fan 'guilty'... a ruling that will go down in history

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In the future, it will be difficult to see hateful words and actions in La Liga, Spain.

A Spanish court has convicted five Real Valladolid fans of racist insults at Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid. Vinicius has frequently been subjected to racist abuse by opposing fans on the field, and in 2022 he took the Valladolid fans who bullied him to court.

La Liga said, "The Valladolid court convicted Valladolid fans who made racist remarks against Vinicius during the La Liga game." He was sentenced to a year in prison and fined up to 1,620 euros (about 2.53 million won), and will be banned from entering the official soccer stadium in Spain for the next three years.

The ruling on Vinicius remains the first case in which a Spanish court recognized racist hate speech in a football stadium as a "hate crime."

No prison sentences were given to them, but they are conditional probation. If you commit the same crime in the future, you could face prison. If you do not commit a crime and do not enter the stadium, you do not have to serve time.

La Liga gave great significance to the ruling, calling it a "decisive first step toward eradicating racism in sports."

Vinicius, who has suffered repeated racism, once confessed in an interview in 2024, "I suffer racism and my affection for football is shaken. My desire to continue playing soccer has weakened." 스포츠토토

Nevertheless, Vinicius is vowing to fight racism, playing an important role in exposing and raising awareness of racism in Spanish football.