Factbox-Racism in Spain and La Liga - was Vinicius Jr's case unusual?

By David Latona

Soccer Football - LaLiga - Valencia v Real Madrid - Mestalla, Valencia, Spain - May 21, 2023 Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior reacts as Valencia's Javi Guerra attempts to talk to him REUTERS/Pablo Morano

MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid's Brazilian forward Vinicius Jr has called La Liga and Spain racist after receiving racial slurs from the stands in Sunday's defeat at Valencia's Mestalla stadium.

Spain is not alone in suffering from racism in its stadiums.

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