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[Vinicius Jr incident] Real Madrid’s Vinicius red card rescinded
Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr’s red card in Sunday’s LaLiga match at Valencia, when he was also racially abused, has been rescinded, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) said on Tuesday. The Braz…
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[Vinicius Jr incident] Spanish police arrests 7 over racist abuse against player
Police detained seven men on Tuesday over separate alleged hate crime incidents against Real Madrid football player Vinicius Jr as Spain’s main soccer league urged changes to Spanish law that would e…
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El Salvador’s Alianza handed one-year stadium ban stampede that killed 12
Alianza FC have been handed a one-year stadium ban and fined $30,000, the Salvadoran Football Federation said after at least 12 people died and an unspecified number were injured in a stampede during…
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Spanish police detain four in connection with Vinicius Jr effigy hung from bridge
Spanish police said on Tuesday they had detained four people in connection with an incident in which a mannequin representing Brazilian soccer star Vinicius Jr was hung under a bridge in January. A h…
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Our soccer has a racism problem – Spanish football admits racism after Vinicius incident
Spanish soccer has a racism problem, its football federation chief Luis Rubiales said on Monday, echoing criticism by Brazil after Real Madrid lodged a race crime complaint following insults hurled a…
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[VIDEO NEWS] FIFA president Infantino backs Vinicius Jr after another racist ‘showdown’
Vinicius Jr pointed out the fans who were insulting him, leading to the match being paused for 10 minutes, and then got into an altercation with Valencia’s players which led to him being sent off in …
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Boxing legend Chris Eubank drags Dubai hotel to court over son’s death
Chris Eubank is suing a Dubai hotel over the death of his son who suffered a cardiac arrest and then fell into shallow water but was not discovered until the next morning. According to the British bo…
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Andy Murray pulls out of French Open
Former world number one Andy Murray has withdrawn from the French Open. The 36-year-old, who has made just one appearance at Roland Garros since reaching the semi-finals in 2017, last month said he w…
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Messi to lead Argentina in friendly against Australia in China
Lionel Messi will lead world champions Argentina against Australia in a friendly in Beijing next month, with his first visit to China in six years set to spark a mass scramble for tickets. The Argent…
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Vinicius Jr says LaLiga racist, Spain known as a racist country
Real Madrid’s Brazil forward Vinicius Jr has called LaLiga and Spain racist after receiving racial slurs from the stands in Sunday’s defeat at Valencia’s Mestalla stadium. Vinicius Jr pointed out the…