Soccer-Four people handed suspended jail sentences over Vinicius Jr effigy


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Copa del Rey - Final - FC Barcelona v Real Madrid - Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville, Spain - April 26, 2025 Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior reacts after sustaining an injury REUTERS/Borja Suarez/File Photo

(Reuters) -Four people have been given suspended jail sentences by a Madrid Court after being found guilty of a hate crime related to an effigy of Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr, Spain's LaLiga said on Monday.

They were all involved in hanging a banner reading "Madrid hates Real" and an inflatable black effigy in a replica of the Brazilian's No. 20 shirt on a bridge before a Copa del Rey match against Atletico Madrid in January 2023.

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