Real Madrid star Vinicius was the subject of racist abuse at the Jose Zorrilla stadium against Real Valladolid, as he walked past fans after being subbed off in Real Madrid’s 2-0 win last week.

Despite the videos going round on social media which showed fans shouting abuse and throwing objects at Vinicius, the La Liga didn’t seem to take any action.

Vinicius in turn accused the LaLiga of continuing to do nothing about racist fans at stadiums..

The La Liga has now responded on Tuesday, and said it has filed charges relating to the racist abuse of Vinicius Junior.

“A criminal charge for hate crimes has been filed with the Valladolid Magistrates’ Courts, supported by audiovisual evidence gathered in the investigation carried out through images and audio clips published on open sources,” La Liga said in a statement.

“LaLiga has also asked the Valladolid Magistrates’ Courts to transfer the complaint to the Public Prosecutor’s Office for Hate Crimes so that it can participate in the case.”

In the statement, the league said it would increase efforts to “eradicate any kind of violence, racism or xenophobia inside and outside stadiums.”

“The number of LaLiga integrity officers present at matches where there is a risk of racist insults will be increased, in order to maximise detection and identification of this type of behaviour, which has no place in sport,” LaLiga said.

“Furthermore, in stadiums where there is considered to be a risk of possible racist behaviour in the stands, messages will be broadcast over the public address system and advertising hoardings surrounding the pitch to combat and condemn racism.”