Spanish police arrest four people over Vinícius Júnior effigy

Mannequin wearing footballer’s No 20 shirt was hung from bridge in front of Real Madrid training ground

Spanish police have detained four people in connection with an incident in which a mannequin representing the Brazilian footballer Vinícius Júnior was hung under a bridge in January.

A hate crime investigation had been opened after an effigy wearing Vinícius’s No 20 shirt was hung from a bridge in front of the training ground of Real Madrid, the player’s club team, along with a banner that read “Madrid hates Real”.