A fan who threw a banana at Real Madrid player Vinicius was fined 5,000 euros.
Madrid, Feb 5 (EFE)
The Anti-Violence Commission announced Thursday that it has proposed a €5,000 fine for a fan accused of throwing a banana at Real Madrid’s Brazilian player Vinicius Junior during the Copa del Rey round of 16 match against Albacete at the Carlos Belmonte stadium.
According to the Commission, “the report prepared by the National Sports Office (OND) of the National Police included images of the banana being thrown from the stands of the Carlos Belmonte municipal stadium during the celebration of the home team’s final goal in a match played on January 14.”
The Commission classifies the incident as “a serious offense, as defined in Law 19/2007 of July 11 against violence, racism, xenophobia, and intolerance in sport, and requests a 12-month ban from sports venues for the fan.” EFE
