In the 35th week of the Spanish La Liga, in the match where Valencia hosted Real Madrid, some of the supporters of the host team made racist chants to the star of the Madrid team, Vinicius Jr. After this incident, which drew the reaction of the entire football community, including FIFA, Valencia Club banned the fans who made racist movements for life.
In the 35th week of La Liga, Valencia faced Real Madrid at the Mestalla Stadium. The racist attacks on Madrid’s Brazilian left winger Vinicius Jr marked the fight, in which Valencia won 1-0. Some of the home fans made racist remarks to Vinicius. Upon this, both Real Madrid and Valencia football players reacted to the fans in question. FIFA President Infantino also made a statement stating that they were with Vinicius Jr and condemned the incident. After all this, Valencia has an important decision regarding the fans. In a statement on the club’s website, “The Valencia club, with its lasting commitment to racism and all forms of violence, announced that the police detected a fan who made racist gestures to Vincius Jr during the 35th week match played against Real Madrid at Camp de Mestalla and that work is being done. Valencia club has already started to file a disciplinary case, will impose maximum sanctions on the fans involved, expel them from the stadium for life, and we will cooperate with the police and authorities to clarify what happened. “We strongly condemn the behavior. At the same time, we reaffirm our stance against racism by acting as in 2019, when a fan who made fascist gestures and greetings to Arsenal fans during a UEFA Europa League match was expelled for life.”