Four arrests in Madrid after hate campaign against Vinicius Junior

The Spanish police took on the four people most responsible for an online hate campaign Real-Madrid-Star Vinícius Júnior firmly. She announced this on the X platform without explicitly mentioning the name of the affected player. But Spanish media associated the arrests with the campaign against the 24-year-old professional soccer player from Brazil.

The four men are said to have called on fans online to shout racist insults against Vinícius Júnior in the stadium before the city derby between the two top Madrid clubs on September 29th. According to the newspaper, they also donated The Country to come to the stadium wearing a mask so as not to be identified. According to the newspaper, the hashtag created for this purpose was viewed millions of times. The four arrested are between 24 and 26 years old.

The game ended 1-1, but there were further incidents. In the heated stadium, Atlético fans threw things at the Real goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois with lighters and bottles. The duel had to be interrupted for around 20 minutes around the middle of the second half