Racist fans jailed for abusing Brazilian star Vinicius Jr The landmark ruling on Monday saw three Valencia fans sentenced to eight months in prison for racially abusing Real Madrid's black Brazilian footballer Vinicius Jr. It is the country's first conviction for racist insults inside a football stadium, although sentences under 2 years for non-violent crimes rarely require defendants to actually spend time behind bars in Spain. In March, Vinicius Jr complained when Spain organized an international friendly match against Brazil as a show of support for him, but despite pocketing around $5 million from the game didn't donate anything to anti-racism causes.