Valencia have been hit with a five-game partial stadium closure and a 45,000€ (£39,000) fine following the racist abuse of Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior by fans.
Vinicius threatened to leave the pitch in the second half of Real Madrid’s La Liga match against Valencia at the Mestalla Stadium on Sunday after being subjected to alleged monkey chants from the crowd and Real Madrid, who said the abuse constituted a “hate crime”, filed a complaint with the Spanish State Attorney General’s Office.
