Valencia to Appeal Sanctions by Spanish FA Following Racism Attack on Vinicius

• Valencia plans to appeal the sanctions imposed on them after the Vinicius racism incident
• The La Liga club were hit with a partial stadium ban and fined €45,000 for the attack on Vinicius
• Vinicius was subjected to horrendous abuse from Valencia supporters in the Mario Kempes stand

Valencia are ready to challenge the Spanish Football Federation’s decision to sanction the club after Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior was racially abused by their fans.

The La Liga club were hit with a five-game partial Stadium closure after the RFEF ordered the closure of the Mario Kempes stand at the Mestalla Stadium following the incident.

According to 90MIN, Valencia says that the sanctions imposed by the Spanish FA are disproportionate and unfair and will now appeal the verdict at the appeals committee.

The six-time La Liga winners insist it is wrong for the FA to punish everyone for the crimes of a few, as they maintained that not all in the stands were guilty of the racist attacks on Vinicius Junior.

Chaotic scenes as Valencia defender prevents Vinicius attack with second ball

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Valencia will be without fans at the Mario Kempes stand for their final home game this season and their first four matches of the 2023/24 season except if the ban is overturned.

Seven arrested over Vinicius’ racist attacks

Seven people have been arrested in separate incidents in Spain concerning racist abuse directed at Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior, Eurosport reports.

The most recent incident occurred during Real Madrid's 1-0 loss to Valencia on Sunday, when the Brazilian winger suffered racist abuse from some fans at the Mario Kempes stand before he was sent off.

Vinicius has received widespread support following the ugly incident at the Mestalla Stadium after the Brazilian blasted La Liga on social media in reaction to the incident.

Vinicius Jr’s Red Card overturned

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Vinicius Junior would be available for Real Madrid’s next La Liga game against Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday, May 24, after the Brazilian’s red card was rescinded.

Video: Vinicius receives straight red card after angrily slapping Valencia player

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The 22-year-old Real Madrid forward was given his marching orders for slapping Hugo Duro after being manhandled by the Valencia player during their La Liga clash on Sunday, May 21.

La Liga revealed that the images that VAR sent to the centre referee were totally partial and biased, leading the match official to make an error in his assessment of the situation.