Vinicius Jr praised Sevilla for taking swift action against a supporter after the Real Madrid forward was allegedly racially abused in their 1-1 draw; he said it was the 19th time he had been a victim of racist abuse; Sevilla ejected the supporter and handed them over to legal authorities

Sunday 22 October 2023 10:49, UK

Image: Vinicius Jr played 88 minutes of Real Madrid's 1-1 draw at Sevilla

A Sevilla supporter was ejected from their LaLiga match with Real Madrid after allegedly directing racist abuse towards Vinicius Jr during the 1-1 draw.

The Brazil international played 88 minutes of the fixture at Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan where Madrid captain Dani Carvajal's header 12 minutes from time cancelled out David Alaba's own goal.

Vinicius Jr later posted on social media about being on the receiving end of racism during the match on Saturday night and praised Sevilla for taking swift action.

The Real Madrid forward said: "Congratulations to Sevilla on the quick positioning and the penalty in another sad episode for Spanish Football.

"Unfortunately I have...