Four Atletico Madrid supporters allegedly responsible for coordinating a hate campaign against Vinicius Junior have been arrested. The social media campaign saw Atletico fans encouraged to wear masks to the derby against Real Madrid at the Civitas Metropolitano on September 29.

Police arrest 4 Atletico fans for inciting racist insults against Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior at a recent match.

Police in Spain have made four arrests on suspicion of hate crimes against Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior. The Brazilian has frequently been targeted by the racist section of the Atletico Madrid

Four people have been arrested and questioned in Spain on suspicion of conducting an online hate campaign encouraging fans to racially abuse Real Madrid star forward Vinicius Jr, police said on Thursday.

Spain's national police have arrested four people responsible for a hate campaign against Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior.

The National Police have apprehended four individuals suspected of orchestrating a hate campaign targeting Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior during the build-up to the derby against Atlético Madrid. The investigation began after LaLiga lodged three formal complaints regarding a series of inflammatory social media posts aimed at inciting Atlético fans to direct racial slurs toward Vinicius Jr.

The Spanish police have arrested the four main perpetrators involved in an online hate campaign against a Real Madrid player, they said in a statement on X on Thursday. In the post, the police didn't explicitly named the player concerned,