Vandals Destroy Vinicius Juniors' Poster Near Santiago Bernabeu, Tear Off His Head

• Vinicius Jr poster defaced at Bernabeu as Real Madrid star’s racism row continues
• The 22-year-old forward suffered racists abuse during Real Madrid’s La Liga clash against Valencia
• Real Madrid lodged a hate crime complaint with Spanish prosecutors over chants aimed at Vini Jr

The racism row that has engulfed Spanish football shows no sign of abating after a poster of the Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr was defaced on Wednesday.

The 22-year-old was given his marching orders for slapping Hugo Duro after being manhandled by the Valencia player, which sparked jeers from the supporters.

The Brazilian star has also been shown support from footballers worldwide after he suffered racial abuse by Valencia supporters in the La Liga tie on Sunday, May 21, Sky News reported.

Vini's poster victim of vandalism

According to Yahoo Sports, an image of the Brazilian player on an advertisement for stadium tours at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu was torn off the wall as the culprit left the nearby depiction of Karim Benzema untouched.

Dutch game abandoned after nine minutes as smoke bombs thrown

Football

The shocking scenes are just the latest episode in a saga that has boiled over across LaLiga, sparked by Vinicius suffering the latest of several racist attacks while playing for Real at Valencia.

Christ the Redeemer statue off

Meanwhile, Brazil's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue turned off its lights in solidarity with Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr, who was racially abused on Sunday, May 21, Aljazeera reports.

The lights of the national landmark in Rio de Janeiro, the same state where Vinicius Jr was born, were turned off for an hour on Monday at 6 p.m. local time.

The Brazilian government, FIFA and the world of football have united in condemning the racist acts at the Spanish league match between Real Madrid and Valencia on Sunday.

Vinicius blasts La Liga in statement

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Vinicius Jr is not holding back in his attack on the La Liga authorities after releasing a new statement citing the various times he has battled racist attacks in the league.

Fans commiserate with teary Pogba after injury just 24 minutes into first Juve start of the season

Football

The 22-year-old Brazilian received sympathy from football stakeholders around the globe when he was subjected to more racist abuse during Real Madrid’s La Liga tie against Valencia.

Vinicius revealed he had received death threats across various cities in Spain while the authorities have done nothing to address these issues.