UEFA bans Gianluca Prestianni over Vinicius Jr incident - but for homophobia, not racism
The Real Madrid forward alleged Prestianni had racially abused him during February's Champions League play-off first leg between the sides.
- UEFA suspends Benfica's Prestianni for homophobic conduct in Real Madrid game The Straits Times —
- Vinicius incident: UEFA ban Benfica’s Prestianni for six games Vanguard News —
- Gianluca Prestianni receives ban for ‘homophobic conduct’ following Vinicius Jr incident The Independent —
- Prestianni banned for discriminatory conduct in Real game RTE —
- Prestianni gets six-match ban for homophobic conduct BBC News —