Real Madrid’s prolific Brazilian winger Vinicius Jr. is in the headlines again, this time for being racially abused by fans.
The most recent incident involving the Brazilian star occurred during Real Madrid’s 1-0 loss to Valencia on Sunday. The forward claimed that a fan had insulted him, calling him a “monkey” at Mestalla Stadium while he was standing behind one of the goals.
The game’s climax occurred during halftime of the second half when an enraged Vinicius identified an abusive fan in the stands and then engaged the fans in the affected section of the crowd.
Racist Abuse to Vinicius Jr once again, and another time in La Liga
Effigys, Racist Banners and Chants
Valencia, Mallorca, Atleti, Barca and Valladolid
Mario Balotelli had racism follow him throughout his entire career too, and many others. Tragic man
pic.twitter.com/NJAeVXQmPe— đđđđąđ§đȘ (@OfficialVizeh) May 21, 2023
Carlo Ancelotti believes that the “game should have been stopped”
After Vinicius reported being called a “monkey” by Mestalla fans, Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti considered benching the star forward. According to him, Vinicius initially expressed no interest in playing further.
âWhat happened today shouldnât happen,â said the 63-year-old Italian. âWhen a stadium yells âmonkeyâ to a player, and the coach considers taking him out of the field because of that, it means that there is something bad in this league.â
âThe game should have been stopped. This shouldnât happen. It wasnât only one person, as it has happened in several stadiums. Here, it was a stadium racially insulting a player. The game had to stop. I would have said the same thing if it was 3-0 for us. You have to stop the game. There was no way around it.â
Hoy ha sido un dĂa triste en Mestalla, donde un grupo de aficionados ha mostrado su peor versiĂłn. Es hora de dejar de hablar y actuar con contundencia. El racismo no puede tener cabida ni en el fĂștbol ni en la sociedad. NO AL RACISMO EN NINGĂN SITIO. pic.twitter.com/4eZO8uSYQA
— Carlo Ancelotti (@MrAncelotti) May 21, 2023
Vinicius Jr blames La Liga for not taking proper action against racism
The 22-year-old Brazilian winger took to his Twitter account with 6.6 million followers to share his disappointment in La Liga. He accuses the Spanish League of facilitating racism, not working to eradicate it.
Here’s a translation of his tweet:
“It wasn’t the first time, nor the second, nor the third. Racism is normal in La Liga. The competition thinks it’s normal; the Federation does too, and the opponents encourage it. I’m so sorry. The championship that once belonged to Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Cristiano, and Messi today belongs to racists.
A beautiful nation, which welcomed me and which I love, but which agreed to export the image of a racist country to the world. I’m sorry for the Spaniards who don’t agree, but today, in Brazil, Spain is known as a country of racists. And unfortunately, for everything that happens each week, I have no defense. I agree. But I am strong, and I will go to the end against racists. Even if it’s far from here.”
NĂŁo foi a primeira vez, nem a segunda e nem a terceira. O racismo Ă© o normal na La Liga. A competição acha normal, a Federação tambĂ©m e os adversĂĄrios incentivam. Lamento muito. O campeonato que jĂĄ foi de Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Cristiano e Messi hoje Ă© dos racistas. Uma naçãoâŠ
— Vini Jr. (@vinijr) May 21, 2023
This wasn’t the first time that the 22-year-old soccer star has been racially abused. The Brazilian has faced racial profiling multiple times ever since his move to La Liga in 2018.
We, at Sportszion, do not support racial profiling by any means and stand by Vinicius Jr. during this difficult time.
