Spanish prosecutors investigate racist football abuse against Vinícius Júnior

Judicial sources say incident during Real Madrid's match with Valencia is being treated as possible hate crime

Spanish prosecutors have opened an investigation over racist chants hurled at Real Madrid's Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior during a weekend match, as the head of Spain's football federation admitted the country had a problem" with racism.

The prosecutor's office in the eastern city of Valencia, where the game took place, was investigating the incident as a possible hate crime", judicial sources said, after Luis Rubiales of the Royal Spanish Football Federation called for zero tolerance.