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4 people arrested on suspicion of hanging Vinícius Junior effigy off bridge
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![A cyclist rides past a poster of Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior outside the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Monday, May 22, 2023. Spanish soccer is again embroiled in a racism debate after yet another case of abuse against Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior, with the president of Spain's soccer federation acknowledging that the country has a racism problem and the player's club asking authorities to investigate the latest incident as a hate crime. (AP Photo/Paul White)](https://i0.wp.com/storage.googleapis.com/afs-prod/media/09806a826aea48d093d38fd3595b5281/400.webp?resize=678%2C441&ssl=1)
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MADRID (AP) — Four people suspected of hanging an effigy of Real Madrid player Vinícius Júnior off a highway bridge in Madrid in January have been arrested, Spanish police said Tuesday.
The arrests come two days after the latest case of racial abuse against the Brazil forward in a Spanish league game against Valencia.
The effigy was hanged by the neck the morning of a derby between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey. Along with it was a banner with the words “Madrid hates Real.”
Vinícius, who is Black, has been subjected to repeated racist taunts in Spain.
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