The 22-year-old Brazil forward heavily criticized Spain and its lack of action against racism after the latest incident against him. Vinícius has been subjected to repeated racial insults since he arrived to play in Spain five years ago. Spanish soccer’s competition committee late Tuesday fined Valencia in 45,000 euros ($48,500) and closed one of the sections of Mestalla Stadium for five games in what is the strongest ever punishment for a club in a case of racism in Spain. 20 jerseys for their games Wednesday.Įarlier Wednesday, Valencia said it would appeal the partial closure of its stadium following the racial abuse directed at Vinícius in a league match, saying the punishment is “unfair and disproportionate.” Madrid's women's soccer players and men's basketball players also came out with No. Vinícius was shown a red card for an altercation in the match against Valencia on Sunday, but the card was later rescinded.Ĭoach Carlo Ancelotti had said he considered giving Vinícius some rest regardless of the suspension following the recent stressful days. Vinícius, who on Sunday was subjected to yet another case of racial abuse, didn't play because of what the club said was a minor knee problem. Slogans against racism were shown during the national and international broadcast of the game. Players from both teams wore armbands with anti-racism messages. Enough is enough."Īs part of a new anti-racism campaign by the Spanish league, the Spanish soccer federation and the government, a banner with the words “racists out of football" was held by players from both squad before the match. Inside, a huge banner was displayed behind one of the goals with the words "We are all Vinicius. Outside the stadium, many fans arrived displaying messages condemning racism and praising Vinícius, who is Black. The Brazilian stood up and saluted back from the VIP section. In the 20th minute, fans applauded and chanted his name. Vinícius watched the match alongside club president Florentino Pérez. Wearing street clothes, Vinícius came out briefly before the match to salute the fans as Madrid players lined up with their backs to the stands showing his jersey. “Love you,” Vinícius said after the game in a tweet that included a photo of his teammates behind him at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Vinícius was not on the field because of a minor injury, but his Real Madrid teammates all came out wearing his No. The show of support came a day after Spanish police arrested seven people on suspicion of hate crime and after Valencia was fined and ordered to partially close its stadium for five games. But we are happy because we see that the world is uniting to fight this.” We know that it has happened a lot of times in soccer.
“What happened to him can happen to many players.
“All the support for Vini was beautiful,” said Rodrygo, whose late goal gave Madrid a 2-1 win over Rayo Vallecano in the Spanish league on Wednesday.
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