Spanish police arrest four over racist effigy of Vinícius Jr.

Four people have been arrested for hanging an effigy of Real Madrid forward Vinícius Jr. off a bridge in January, Spanish police said. Three of those arrested are active members of a radical fan group of a football club from Madrid. Vinícius has been subjected to racist abuse from the stands on numerous occasions during La Liga matches over the past two seasons, most recently against Valencia at the Mestalla on Sunday. The head of Spain’s football federation (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, admitted on Monday that there is a racism problem in the country.