After receiving terrible criticism on Sunday during Real Madrid’s 1-0 loss against Valencia, Vinicius Junior stated that “La Liga belongs to racists.” Vinicius Junior’s comments came after Vinicius Junior experienced the abuse.
After receiving racial slurs from home fans in the second half, the Brazilian winger, who is 22 years old, had words with several of them and pointed straight at one of them.
Thibaut Courtois, the goalkeeper for Real Madrid, stated that he heard “monkey chants” towards the beginning of the game, while Carlo Ancelotti, the coach of Los Blancos, stated that there was “a racist atmosphere” at Mestalla.
“This was not the first time, nor the second, nor the third time that this had happened. Racism is an everyday occurrence in La Liga. “Opponents encourage it, the competition believes it’s normal, and the Spanish Federation also believes it’s normal,” Vinicius posted on Instagram on Sunday.
“The league that was previously owned by Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Cristiano (Ronaldo), and Messi (Leo) is now owned by bigots.
“A stunning country, which welcomed me with open arms and which I adore, but which has consented to projecting the image of a racist nation onto the rest of the globe.
“I feel bad for the Spaniards who disagree with me, but in today’s world, Brazil considers Spain to be a racist nation. I apologize for that. I am unable to offer an explanation or defense for the things that go place each week, which is a terrible thing. “I concur. “
The Spanish top flight has stated that they have been “proactive in the face of all racist incidents” involving Vinicius, who was sent off during the game on Sunday.
La Liga has stated that they are conducting an investigation into what took place at Mestalla and that they will take the necessary legal steps if a hate crime is found.
“La Liga has filed complaints (to relevant authorities) on nine separate occasions over the course of the last two seasons,” the top flight stated in a statement.
“La Liga has been fighting against this kind of behavior for years and has been promoting the positive values of sport, not only on the pitch but also off of it,” the article states.
Ednaldo Rodrigues, the head of the Brazilian Football Federation (CBF), has also voiced his disapproval of the occurrence.
In a statement that was distributed by the CBF on Instagram, he posed the following question: “How long are we going to experience, in the middle of the 21st century, episodes like the one we just witnessed, once again, in La Liga?”
“For how much longer will humanity continue to do nothing more than watch and participate in cruel acts of racism?”
Rodrigues conveyed his support for the Madrid forward in a message to him.
“There is no joy where there is racism,” he said, “there is no joy.”
“You have all of our affection and that of all Brazilians, Vinicius.”