Vinícius Júnior calls for action after the sad events during the away match against Valencia. The Real Madrid attacker expressed via Instagram in a statement. He supports his text with painful images.
Shocked Vinícius makes a penetrating appeal and shares evidence
The images show how Vinícius is insulted in and around various stadiums. Many insults are also of a racist nature. “Every away game there is another unpleasant surprise,” the 22-year-old Brazilian begins his story, the day after he was racially abused in the away game against Valencia, after which he lost his temper a little later and was shown a red card.
“We keep talking about incidents, but no, these are no longer incidents. It continues and is reflected in various places in Spain. The proof can be seen in this video. I ask you: how many racists have names and photos been shared? I’ll help with the answer: from no one. I don’t need false public apologies. What I miss is that these people are being prosecuted,” says the left winger.
He continues: “Why don’t we approach clubs in a sporting way? Why don’t sponsors appeal to La Liga? Why do television channels have no problem broadcasting this misconduct every weekend? The problem is very big. This is not football. This is inhumane.”
Xavi appeals and condemns racism to Vinícius
Xavi Hernández has reacted incensed to the new racism riot around Vinícius Júnior. The Barcelona trainer does not understand the statements made to the Real Madrid star.
In the press conference leading up to the match against Valladolid, Xavi disapproved of the incident. He said, “Vinicius? Unfortunately, racism still exists. That’s horrible. Any form of racism, as in the case of Vinícius, is reprehensible and must be eradicated.”
“Football is the only sport where this kind of excess has been normalized,” Xavi expressed his surprise and called for players and trainers to stand up. “In other professions you don’t get this kind of thing thrown at you.”
“Why should football players have to learn to live with this? It really has to stop,” Xavi continued his argument. “You can’t just accept this. It is enough. And it’s time we showed it.”
Xavi knows how to do that: “How do we stop this? Very simple. If something like this happens again, like with Vinícius, you have to take action. We must stop the game immediately and all go home.”
Valencia takes action
In the meantime, Valencia has also decided to take action. The club condemns the behavior of fans who made racist statements. In addition, the supporters will receive a stadium ban. Valencia also says that it seriously disapproves of the behavior.
