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Giuseppe Muro

Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr suffers more racist abuse in Spain: 'Episode No19. And counting'

Vinicius Junior was subjected to more racist abuse in Spain, as Sevilla ejected a fan from its La Liga match with Real Madrid and filed a complaint with police.

An image posted by Vinicius on social media appeared to show a man making a racist gesture towards him.

The Brazilian said a second clip sent to him showed another young fan being abusive.

After the 1-1 draw at the Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium on Saturday, Sevilla said "a member of the public was identified, ejected from the stadium and handed over to legal authorities".

Vinicius, who has regularly faced racist abuse from rival fans, said it was “another sad episode for Spanish Football.”

Sevilla said that it "condemns any xenophobic and racist behavior, even an isolated case, like this one was, and expresses its predisposition to work with authorities to eradicate these attitudes."

The club said the fan will "be subject to the club's vigorous internal disciplinary protocols and have their membership revoked."

Brazil forward Vinicius praised Sevilla’s response but said much more needed to be done by the Spanish authorities.

"Congratulations to Sevilla on the quick positioning and the penalty in another sad episode for Spanish Football," Vinicius said.

"Unfortunately I have access to a video of another racist act at this Saturday's game, this time carried out by a child. So sad there is no one to educate her. I invest, and I invest a lot, in education in Brazil to train citizens with different attitudes.

"The face of today's racist is stamped on websites as on several other times. I hope the Spanish authorities do their part and change the legislation once and for all.

“These people need to be criminally punished too ... Sorry to sound repetitive but it's episode No19. And counting."

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