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.

A minor who racially abused Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior during a Spanish league game at Rayo Vallecano last season has apologised to him.

Real Madrid say a minor who racially abused the club's forward Vinicius Junior has been given a one-year stadium ban and also been fined.

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,