Official Announcement

Real Madrid C.F. wishes to announce that the Court of Instruction No. 10 in Valencia has today, Monday 10 June 2024, passed a guilty verdict against the three young men accused of insulting, with shouts and racist gestures, our player Vinicius Junior during the league match held on 21 May 2023 at the Mestalla stadium between Valencia C.F. and Real Madrid C.F.

The three defendants were found guilty of an offence committed in violation of the moral integrity of Vinicius Junior, which was aggravated due to racist motives, and each were ordered to serve eight months' imprisonment and a two-year ban from football stadiums.

The three defendants acknowledged their criminal liability and have released an apology letter addressed to our player Vinicius Junior, to Real Madrid C.F. and to everyone else who felt offended and degraded by their behaviour. As well as showing their remorse, the three defendants asked in their letter to fans that all forms of racism and intolerance be eradicated in competitions.

The conviction is the first of its kind to be handed down by criminal courts and tribunals.
Together with Vinicius Junior, Real Madrid has acted as the private prosecutor in these proceedings and shall continue to work to protect the values of our club and to eradicate any racist behaviour from the world of football and sport.