The epidemic of racial abuse in La Liga reached visceral and skin-crawling levels at times last year, and one of the most disappointing aspects was the relative youth of the culprits. In particular,

A 16-year-old who racially abused Vinicius Junior has written a letter of apology to the Real Madrid forward. On account of them being a minor, the individual has reached an out of court agreement with Vinicius Jr and La Liga following the use of racist language and a racist gesture during February’s league fixture against Rayo Vallecano.