Treatment of Vinicius is only encouraging racist abuse
Vinicius is being kicked up and down the pitch by opponents and racially abused by fans in the stands, and Spanish football is letting it happen.
Vinicius is being kicked up and down the pitch by opponents and racially abused by fans in the stands, and Spanish football is letting it happen.
LaLiga have said they will investigate after Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior was the victim of racist abuse during the defeat at Mallorca on Sunday.
Another weekend of European football is in the books and, as usual, there have been plot twists and upsets galore. Here's ESPN's Weekend Review.
Barcelona moved to a comfy 8-point lead over Real Madrid on the LaLiga table after thrashing Sevilla on Sunday.
Barcelona extended their LaLiga lead to eight points with a comfortable 3-0 home win against Sevilla on Sunday.
Carlo Ancelotti defended Vinicius after he was involved in more heated exchanges with Mallorca's players in Real Madrid's 1-0 LaLiga defeat.
Real Madrid's LaLiga title challenge suffered a blow as they were outfought and beaten 1-0 in Mallorca as Marco Asensio missed a penalty.
Real Madrid suffered a setback in their bid to retain the LaLiga title after suffering a shock 1-0 defeat at Mallorca on Sunday.
Atletico Madrid dominated the game but were held to a 1-1 draw on Saturday by second-from-bottom Getafe.
Mallorca captain Antonio Raillo had said Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior was not a suitable role model for children.
Valencia defender Gabriel Paulista has apologised for his dangerous foul on Vinícius Junior that will see him banned for two games.
Julian Araujo's move from LA Galaxy to Barcelona has fallen through after FIFA confirmed to ESPN that the documentation was filed too late.
TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barcelona | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | +35 | 53 |
Real Madrid | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | +23 | 45 |
Real Sociedad | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | +9 | 39 |
Atletico Madrid | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | +12 | 35 |
Rayo Vallecano | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | +5 | 32 |
Villarreal | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | +5 | 31 |
Real Betis | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | +4 | 31 |
Athletic Club | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | +8 | 29 |
Osasuna | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 29 |
Mallorca | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 28 |
Girona | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 24 |
Celta Vigo | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | -10 | 23 |
Real Valladolid | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | -13 | 23 |
Almería | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 22 |
Espanyol | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | -6 | 21 |
Sevilla | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -8 | 21 |
Valencia | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +1 | 20 |
Cádiz | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -18 | 19 |
Getafe | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -10 | 18 |
Elche | 20 | 1 | 6 | 13 | -25 | 9 |