Fresh Footage Shows How Valencia Fans Racially Abused Vinicius Before La Liga Game

• A new video of Valencia fans aiming racial slurs at Vinicius Jr before Sunday's game against Real Madrid has surfaced online
• This isn't the first occurrence of abuse directed towards the 22-year-old, as he was targeted by fans of Mallorca and Atletico Madrid earlier in the season
• Concerns have been raised at La Liga and Spain's relative reluctance to bring perpetrators of such social injustice to the book

New footage making the rounds on the internet has shown supporters of Valencia taunting Vinicius Junior hours before their La Liga match with Real Madrid on Sunday, May 21.

The Real Madrid winger reportedly endured racial abuse from Valencia fans both prior to and during Real Madrid's 1-0 defeat to Los Che.

The said game has since gained global attention, owing to the reported racial abuse from some Valencia fans at the Mestalla Stadium.

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Since then, Vinicius has garnered an outpouring of support from prominent football figures and global leaders, urging La Liga to take firm actions against the club as a deterrent to others, according to BBC.

In response to Sunday's racial incident, six referees who were on VAR duty for the Real Madrid vs. Valencia game have been dismissed, and Spanish police have arrested four individuals for allegedly displaying an effigy of Vini Jr., Al Jazeera reports.

While efforts have been intensified to nip racism in Spanish football in the bud, a video, seen by Sports Brief, of Valencia racially abusing Vinicius two hours before kickoff has since surfaced on social media.

Here is the video:

Police arrest four people

Relatedly, Sports Brief reported that the Spanish police have finally swung into action following the continuous racist attacks on Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior.

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The police arrested four persons for allegedly hanging an effigy of the 22-year-old forward off a bridge in January before Real Madrid’s clash against city rivals Atletico Madrid.

The police claim in a statement that three of the arrested culprits were members of a radical fan group of a football club in Madrid.

Vini 'should move to EPL'

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Manchester United fans have resorted to social media to urge Real Madrid superstar Vinicius Junior to sign for the Red Devils.

The racial taunts Vinicius Jr. received from Valencia supporters during his team's 1-0 loss on Sunday have garnered widespread attention.

Vinicius, however, is said to be dedicated to Madrid and desires to win the war against racism by sticking to his guns rather than turning away.