Seven individuals have been handed punishments over racist behaviour towards Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jr. The Brazilian star has been the centre of attention since the racist incident he suffered during a La Liga game against Valencia last month. A series of investigations have been carried out since then and Spain's State Commission against Violence, Racism, Xenophobia and Intolerance in Sport handed four men fines of...
Brazilian club side Flamengo showed their support for Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior with a "sit down" protest against racism on Saturday. The seven-time Brazilian league winners, along with their opponent Cruzeiro, observed a 36-second sit-down protest against racism after kickoff of their league game at the fully-packed iconic Maracana Stadium. https://twitter.com/ESPNFC/status/1662785847391821824?s=19 Flamengo, Vincius' former club before he moved to Spain, also had the name of...
Following Vinicius Junior’s recent racial abuse at the hands of Valencia fans, the President of the Foreign Relations and National Defense Committee of the Lower House of Brazil’s Congress announced on Wednesday during a pre-scheduled session that they will be inviting Spain's ambassador to the country for a hearing. The Committee, led by Congressman Paulo Barbosa, revealed to the House, which included Brazil’s Foreign Minister, that...
Reactions have come in from top football officials following the racist abuse encountered by Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior in Sunday’s La Liga match at Valencia. Los Blancos lost the game 1-0 but the game was headlined by Vinicius pointing out racist chants targeted towards him and led to the game being suspended for 10 minutes before the Brazilian got into an altercation with Valencia’s Hugo...
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