Vinicius: Spanish LaLiga doesn’t care about racists

A young black football player made loud accusations

Brazilian striker Real Madrid Vinicius Jr. on December 31 accused the Spanish LaLiga of continuing to forgive racist fans at their matches. The player made such a loud statement after videos were shown on social networks in which fans shouted insults and threw objects at him during the match against Valladolid on December 30, 2022. In this game, Real Madrid won 2-0 thanks to Karim Benzema’s double in the last minutes of the meeting.

Video leaked online shows Vinicius being abused at Valladolid’s José Zorrilla Stadium as he walked past local fans after being substituted in the 88th minute for Luka Modric.

“Racists continue to go to stadiums and watch the matches of the most important club in the world, and La Liga still does nothing. I will continue to play with my head held high and celebrate my victories and the victories of Madrid,” Vinicius wrote after this match on his social media pages.

Vinicius made such a harsh statement not by chance. This is not the first case of racism against him. In September 2022, Atlético Madrid fans were caught on video yelling racist slurs at the 22-year-old outside the Wanda Metropolitano stadium before a match against Real Madrid.

In fairness, it should be noted that the press service of La Liga issued a statement almost immediately after this incident on December 31, 2022, condemning all forms of hate speech and stating that it was investigating all cases of racism at the Valladolid-Real match. .

“La Liga has detected racist insults posted on social media from the stands of the Zorrilla Stadium. These facts will be reported to the Anti-Violence Commission and the Hate Crime Prosecutor’s Office, as has been done in other cases,” the official statement said.

LaLiga’s press office also detailed how it has dealt with cases of racist abuse of players in the past and said it will continue to fight “violence, racism, xenophobia and bigotry in sport”.