The incident occurred on February 17 in a Champions League play-off tie Angel Martinez/Getty Images Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni has been given a six-match suspension for his involvement in an ...

The Brazilian forward Vinícius Junior, a key player for Real Madrid, was sent off for the second time in his professional ...

Gianluca Prestianni has received a six-game ban, with three of those matches suspended and one of them already served, for “homophobic conduct” after Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr said he was racially ...

The second leg between Real Madrid and Benfica will be played this week, on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at the Santiago Bernabeu. Last week, Real Madrid defeated Benfica 1-0 in the first leg away in ...

Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr (22) will not be suspended after receiving a red card in Sunday's LaLiga match at Valencia, in which he was also racially abused, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) ...

Spanish football has a racism problem, football federation chief Luis Rubiales said on Monday, after Real Madrid lodged a complaint following alleged insults hurled at their Brazilian star Vinicius Jr ...

Vinicius Jr said “racists are cowards” after he was allegedly abused during Real Madrid’s Champions League play-off first leg against Benfica, which was held up for 11 minutes over reported racist ...

Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni received a six-game ban from UEFA for homophobic conduct toward Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior during the Champions League knockout phase playoffs—but he may not ...

Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni faces a worldwide ban from football, a decision that will see him miss Argentina’s opening two World Cup matches this summer should he be selected for the squad. The ...

The Champions League match between Real Madrid and Benfica was suspended for a massive 10 minutes after Vinicius Jr alleged he had been the victim of racist abuse. The incident happened during the ...