One Sevilla F. C. fan dey risk to go prison for calling Real Madrid player Vinícius Júnior ‘mono’. This Tuesday, the man go sit for accused bench for one crime against moral integrity. He dey face almost two years prison. Na wetin Fiscalía Provincial dey ask.
The prosecutor tok say the man simulate ‘gestures of primates’ against the Brazilian footballer, and he allegedly make sounds like ‘uh, uh, uh’. One court for Sección Tercera of Audiencia de Sevilla go try this Sevilla fan this week. The first attempt last spring no work, e suspended.
The accused been expelled as abonado of the sevillista entity. The facts for which dem go judge this man happen during LaLiga match for Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán stadium on 21 October 2023. Almost three years later, the racist insults against Vinícius Júnior reach court. Vinícius Júnior often get confrontations with Spanish fans for almost every stadium.
According to Ministerio Público for the facts, this fan been dey Gol Norte stand, the area where Sevilla ultras dey each match. For one moment of this domestic championship match, the accused turn to Vinícius Júnior repeatedly, ‘insulting him with evident contempt for the black colour of the player skin’. He shout and make gestures of ‘disdain’ with ‘racist character’ towards the athlete, ‘generating feelings of frustration, shame and humiliation, with the consequent impairment of his intrinsic dignity’. Na so Fiscalía Provincial describe wetin happen for Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán.
These alleged ‘manifestations of disdain’ translate to simulation of gestures wey primates dey do and shouting insistently ‘mono’, plus ‘uh, uh, uh, uh’, imitating monkey sound. Fiscalía Provincial explain say the meaning of these gestures and shouts na ‘public and notorious’, because different groups of fans from different countries don use them to publicly offend Black players during football match.
This situation happen in front of thousands of fans for Sevilla field and ‘before an important audience of television, radio and media’. Because of that, Fiscalía Provincial accuse this individual of crime against moral integrity with aggravating factor of acting ‘for racist motives’. Dem demand conviction and sentence of one year and nine months prison. Among other complementary punishment measures, Ministerio Público ask for two years ban from stadiums where LFP or RFEF competitions dey hold.
The club, as dem announce that time, after that match wey end one-one, report say dem see ‘xenophobic and racist behaviours of a fan in their stand’. Dem identify am, expel am from stadium, and report am immediately to authorities.
For another match, FC Barcelona beat Sevilla for LaLiga matchday 7. The blaugranas win 3-1 thanks to hat-trick from Raphinha. The team from Ciudad Condal get seven wins for first seven rounds of the tournament. Next, the five matches of FC Barcelona.
Barcelona go return to pitch after international break, facing Getafe for home for LaLiga. For that duel, the physical condition of whoever dem call go dey tested for wetin come. The international competition go resume for FC Barcelona with high-risk visit to Turkey, where dem get hard task to face Galatasaray for Istanbul to stay top for league phase table.
FC Barcelona go leave house again, this time to visit Real Betis for La Cartuja for ninth LaLiga matchday. This na high-risk duel for Flick team, because the béticos strong for home and dem just beat Real Madrid for this venue.
Barcelona go face the final stretch of October for one of the most attractive matches of the whole UEFA Champions League league phase, where dem go face PSG, two-time European champions, for Parc des Princes for third matchday.
The first match of season between the two powers of Spanish football go happen for Spotify Camp Nou, where dem go battle for tenth LaLiga matchday. Currently na dem dey top to fight for title.
