The Appeal Committee confirmed the sanction imposed by the Disciplinary Committee on the Real Madrid striker Vinicius Junior.
The footballer was suspended for 2 La Liga matches for pushing Valencia goalkeeper Ståle. Dimitrievsky. The Madrid club attempted to challenge the decision, citing video evidence of a clear and material error in the drafting of the referee’s report regarding the player’s expulsion.
The appeal committee, after several viewings of the video evidence presented, concluded that the action described by the referee was true.
The body also found no evidence of serious racist abuse against the Brazilian.
Real may appeal this decision to the Administrative Court of Sport within fifteen working days.
