Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva He condemned the racist insults directed at Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior this Sunday. In the match played against Valencia in Mestalla, he asked the authorities to take action.
“I want to make a gesture of solidarity with Vinicius, a young man who is without a doubt the best player in Real Madrid and has been attacked repeatedly. I hope FIFA and other organizations take action to prevent racism from taking over football,” he said. He mentioned Lula through his profile on the social network Twitter.
Vinicius criticizes LaLiga and Spanish football fans due to “normal racism” in the competition after racial slurs against Valencia, which the Brazilian player refused to play at Mestalla.
“It wasn’t the first, it wasn’t the second, it wasn’t the third. Racism is normal in LaLiga. Competition believes this is normal, and the Federation and competitors encourage it. I am sad. The championship that once belonged to Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Cristiano and Messi belongs to the racists today,” he tweeted.
Vinicius pointed out from Brazil that they see Spain as a racist nation. “A beautiful nation that embraces me and my loved ones but agrees to export the image of a racist country to the world. Sorry for the Spaniards who disagree, but today in Brazil, Spain is known as a people country racist,” he added.
Javier Tebas, president of the employers’ association, urged him not to allow the player to be “manipulated”, responding to “insult”: “Before you criticize and humiliate LaLiga, you need to properly inform Vinicius, do not let him be manipulated and fully understand each other’s competencies and the work we do together. Make sure you understand it as a whole,” he concluded.
The transition on social networks was followed by Vinicius’ reply to the message from Thebes. He wanted “action and punishment”. The La Liga president once again appeared on social networks to attack me instead of criticizing racists. No matter how much you talk or pretend you don’t read, your championship image is shaken.‘, the player pointed.
Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti ‘sad’ at Mestalla fans’ ‘racist’ reaction to guest Vinicius“A very serious and unacceptable problem” in Spanish football, which he calls for strong action.
“I talked to him during the match, the atmosphere was so hot, it was so bad and I asked if I could continue. It doesn’t feel right to me to think that I should remove him because it’s a racist atmosphere. It happened.” It didn’t happen to me today. It never happened to me. This is unacceptable. “The Spanish League has a problem, which is not Vinicius, it has been the victim of a very serious problem,” he said.
with everything, LaLiga requested all available footage to open an investigation“Once the investigation is complete, if a hate crime is identified, LaLiga will take appropriate legal action.”