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.

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,

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.

Four people are arrested over allegedly conducting an online campaign of hate and racism against Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr.

The first Madrid derby of the season was controversy-riddled, especially after objects began being hurled at Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois after he celebrated his team’s opener.Play was

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.