Four men arrested over online racist hate campaign against Vinícius Júnior
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Police in Spain have arrested four men accused of coordinating an online hate campaign that called for racial abuse to be hurled at the Real Madridforward Vinícius Júnior. Police said on Thursday that the men, all in their 20s, had been detained as part of an investigation into social media posts that circulated before Atlético Madrid took on Real Madrid in September’s derby.
The posts, which are believed to have had more than 1.5bn views, urged Atlético fans to attend the match wearing masks so they could insult Vinícius without being identified.
