Vinicius Junior of the Brazilian national football team was emotional at the press conference. The star striker representing Real Madrid played in the national match at his club’s home stadium.
Star player of the Brazilian men’s national soccer team and the Spanish club Real Madrid Vinicius Junior gave an emotional speech on Monday.
Vinicius, who was preparing for the international match against Spain, spoke at Brazil’s press conference in Madrid. He said that he has to focus every day on being able to play football.
– I would just like to play football. To do everything for my team and my family, Vinicius said and teared up.
Last season, the Spanish premier league La Liga notified the prosecutor of ten cases in which a 23-year-old Brazilian player had to face racist behavior. Vinicius stated that it is difficult for him to ignore insults. Still, he continues to play in Spain.
– I haven’t even thought about (leaving Spain). If I leave, I’ll give the racists exactly what they want. I will stay here, fight, play in the best club in the world, win a lot of trophies and score a lot of goals so that these people can see my face in the future, Vinicius said.
Vinicius said he is not the only black person who faces verbal racism. In addition, he does not blame Spain, but believes that black people suffer from racism all over the world.
– It (verbal racism) is only a fraction of the suffering of black people around the world.
On Tuesday night, Brazil and Spain played a national match with the anti-racism theme “same skin” (esp. una misma piel). The match was played at Santiago Bernabeu, which is Real Madrid’s home stadium.
The exciting meeting between the top countries ended in a 3–3 draw. Manchester City and Spain midfield star Rodri scored two goals from the penalty kick, and Leipzig Dani Olmo hit Spain once.
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Vinicius junior was in the starting lineup, playing 71 minutes.
Vinicius Jr. the target of racism this season as well
Vinicius Junior has been playing for Real Madrid since 2018. The team beat Osasuna 4–2 on Saturday, March 16. Vinicius scored two goals and once again had to listen to insulting chants addressed to him.
Osasuna acknowledged the insulting chants, but did not consider them racist. In addition, the referee ignored the incident in his match report. Real Madrid has filed a complaint of the referee’s decision to ignore the case in his report.
This season, Vinicius Junior has had to face racist behavior at least in Seville, in Barcelona and in Valencia.