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NDTV
12 hours ago
- Sport
- NDTV
Four Fans Convicted Over Hate Crime Against Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr
The Provincial Court of Madrid issued a guilty verdict against the four fans who, in 2023, hung a black inflatable doll, dressed in the shirt of Real Madrid player Vinicius Jr, from a bridge, simulating his hanging, on Monday. The court has ordered sentences of one year and ten months in prison for one of the defendants and one year and two months for the rest. The incident took place hours before the Copa del Rey quarter-final match between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid. The accused also displayed a large banner at the scene publicly expressing their hatred of Real Madrid, with the message, 'Madrid hates Real.' One of the culprits also spread the word about his actions on social media. The club confirmed that the defendants acknowledged their actions, expressed remorse, and publicly apologized. Each has been found guilty of a hate crime and another of threatening Vinicius Jr. The defendants will also be required to pay the fines imposed, will be barred from practicing professions related to education and sports for three more years, and have been banned from approaching Vinicius Jr. within 1,000 meters or communicating with him in any way for four years. Furthermore, the four culprits will not be allowed to attend or approach any football stadium during sporting events during this period, and they will be required to complete a training program on equal treatment and non-discrimination. 'This criminal sentence adds to the several already handed down in recent months for racist insults received by Real Madrid CF players at the Zorrilla (Valladolid), Mestalla (Valencia), Son Moix (Palma de Mallorca), and Vallecas (Madrid) stadiums, including on digital forums. In total, fourteen people have now been criminally convicted for racist attacks against our club's players,' read the statement by the club.
Yahoo
16 hours ago
- Yahoo
🚨 Four convicted of hate crimes against Vinicius
🚨 Four convicted of hate crimes against Vinicius The Provincial Court of Madrid has convicted four individuals for hate crimes and threats against Real Madrid player, Vinícius Júnior. The conviction comes after a complaint by LALIGA about the doll and banner that the accused hung near the Valdebebas sports city, on January 26, 2023, before a Copa del Rey derby. Advertisement The main accused receives 15 months in prison for hate crime, an additional 7 months for threats, and a fine of 1,084 euros. The other three accused receive 7 months in prison for hate crime, 7 months for threats, and a fine of 720 euros each. In addition, the court has agreed to prohibit all of them from approaching Vinícius or frequenting places related to him or professional football for 4 years, among other measures. The convicts signed apology letters and obtained mitigating factors for damage repair. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here. 📸 Aitor Alcalde - 2025 Getty Images
BBC News
02-04-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Ancelotti testifies in court over tax charges
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said he "never thought about committing fraud" as he testified in court in Spain over tax evasion Italian is accused of failing to pay 1m euros (£830,000) in tax on his Real salary during his first spell in charge from 2013 to began his second stint at Real in are seeking a prison term of four years nine months and a fine of 3.2m euros (£2.7m).Ancelotti is accused of paying tax only on his Real salary and omitting income from image rights on his tax returns."For me, everything was in order," Ancelotti told the Provincial Court of Madrid. Ancelotti said he was offered a net salary of 6m euros (£5.1m) by Real and that he left the structure of it to his financial advisors."I thought it was quite normal because at that time all the players and the previous coach had [done the same]," he said."For coaches [image rights] don't mean the same as they do for players because they don't sell shirts."Several high-profile figures in Spanish football have been charged with tax evasion in recent forward Lionel Messi was fined 252,000 euros in 2017 after initially being given a 21-month prison 2019 Real striker Cristiano Ronaldo accepted an 18.8m euro fine following an out-of-court settlement and Jose Mourinho was fined 2.2m euros relating to tax charges during his time as Real manager from 2011-12.
