VIDEO: Real Madrid Vinicius Junior Sent Off After Facing Racist Abuse At Valencia (Watch Full Video)
The Real Madrid star said the league that ‘once belonged to Ronaldinho, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi today belongs to racists’
Vinicius Junior said “racism is normal in LaLiga” after the Real Madrid star was sent off having faced racist abuse from the stands in a 1-0 defeat at Valencia on Sunday.
VIDEO: Real Madrid Vinicius Junior Sent Off After Facing Racist Abuse At Valencia
The match at the Mestalla was halted for 10 minutes in the second half as Vinicius pointed out fans to the referee who he said had racially abused him.
The Brazilian continued to play but was sent off in injury time after he became involved in a brawl with Valencia players. The 22-year-old shoved Valencia striker Hugo Duro as tempers flared between both sides, with VAR deciding it warranted a red card.
Vinicius has been subjected to racist abuse several times this season. Before Sunday’s match, LaLiga have filed as many as eight instances of “racist behaviour” against the forward this season, including against Real Madrid’s rivals Atletico Madrid and Barcelona.
In a post on social media, Vinicius said the “championship that once belonged to Ronaldinho, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi today belongs to racists”.
“It wasn’t the first time, nor the second, nor the third,” Vinicius said. “Racism is normal in La Liga. The competition thinks it’s normal, the Federation does too and the opponents encourage it.
“Today, in Brazil, Spain is known as a country of racists. And unfortunately, for everything that happens each week, I have no defence. But I am strong and I will go to the end against racists.”
vini. cries after the racist chants against him . 😭💔💔 pic.twitter.com/UCOcrxKLbw
— reem ⛄️💎 (@reem59722345) May 21, 2023
