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Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr demands punishment over hanged effigy
Effigy of the winger hanged from a bridge near the club’s training ground before Real’s meeting with rival Atletico.
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Real host Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals on Thursday and the mannequin was strung up next to a banner in Atletico’s red-and-white colours that read “Madrid hates Real”, police said.
Athletico's response
“Such acts are absolutely repugnant and inadmissible and shame society. Our condemnation of any act that attacks the dignity of persons or institutions is categorical and unreserved,” Atletico said in a statement.
Real Madrid player Vinicius Jr wants punishment to be handed out by Spanish authorities after a mannequin wearing his shirt was hanged from a bridge in front of the club’s training centre in advance of the Madrid derby.
La Liga's response
Spanish fans at it once again