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 hate crime investigation had been opened after an effigy wearing winger Vinicius Jr’s No. 20 shirt was hung from a bridge in front of the training ground of Real Madrid, Vinicius’s team, along with a banner that read “Madrid hates Real”.