MADRID
\nFour men detained on suspicion of hanging an effigy of Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior from a bridge have been banned from Spanish stadiums, a Madrid court ruled Thursday.
\nThe men, who were detained Tuesday, were released on bail and banned from coming within 1,000 metres of a La Liga stadium during matches.
\nThe dark-skinned inflatable dummy was hung by the neck from a bridge near Real\u2019s training ground ho\u00adurs before a derby clash with Atletico Madrid on Jan 26.
\nAbove it was a 16-metre banner reading \u2018Madrid hates Real\u2019, police said.
\nThe four men are being investigated for a hate crime. Police said three of them were members of \u201ca radical group of fans of a Madrid club\u201d who were previously flagged during matches as \u201chigh risk\u201d.
\nTheir arrest came two days after racist chants were hurled at Vinicius during Real\u2019s 1-0 defeat at Valencia, sparking an international outcry.
\nThree other men who were detained on Tuesday in Valencia for alleged racist conduct aimed at Vinicius during Sunday\u2019s match were released later that day after pledging to appear before the authorities when summoned.e suspects banned from Spanish stadiums
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\nFour men detained on suspicion of hanging an effigy of Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior from a bridge have been banned from Spanish stadiums, a Madrid court ruled Thursday.
\nThe men, who were detained Tuesday, were released on bail and banned from coming within 1,000 metres of a La Liga stadium during matches.
\nThe dark-skinned inflatable dummy was hung by the neck from a bridge near Real\u2019s training ground ho\u00adurs before a derby clash with Atletico Madrid on Jan 26.
\nAbove it was a 16-metre banner reading \u2018Madrid hates Real\u2019, police said.
\nThe four men are being investigated for a hate crime. Police said three of them were members of \u201ca radical group of fans of a Madrid club\u201d who were previously flagged during matches as \u201chigh risk\u201d.
\nTheir arrest came two days after racist chants were hurled at Vinicius during Real\u2019s 1-0 defeat at Valencia, sparking an international outcry.
\nThree other men who were detained on Tuesday in Valencia for alleged racist conduct aimed at Vinicius during Sunday\u2019s match were released later that day after pledging to appear before the authorities when summoned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MADRID Four men detained on suspicion of hanging an effigy of Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior from a bridge have been banned from Spanish stadiums, a Madrid court ruled Thursday. The men, who were detained Tuesday, were released on bail and banned from coming within 1,000 metres of a La Liga stadium during matches. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":333725,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-333695","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n