Madrid star Vinicius ridiculed in a Valencia newspaper as 'Pinochius'

Once again, Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr is in the spotlight. The player testified in Spanish court about the racist abuse he suffered during a La Liga match against Valencia in May. The Real Madrid forward was later sent off for violent conduct, a punishment that was later rescinded, while Valencia were handed a partial stadium ban and £40,000 fine.
Public prosecutors and La Liga filed lawsuits after several people allegedly made shouts of "monkey" directed at the player and other racist gestures. Vinicius was questioned by videoconference by a judge in Valencia, who is investigating a possible hate crime over the incident, from a court in the Spanish capital.
According to the Brazil international he felt "offended" by the insults he received that day, which were due to the "colour of (his) skin." In a statement, Valencia football club said it "rejected" reports that Vinicius had said "all of the Mestalla stadium hurled racist insults" at him. "Valencia supporters cannot be classified as racist and Valencia CF demands that Vinicius publicly rectify his alleged statement this morning."
After all of this, the player has appeared on the front page of a local Valencia newspaper. The front page features the Brazilian player with a Pinocchio nose and a wordplay with his name 'Pinochius'.