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Spanish FA Acknowledge They Have A Racism Problem After More Abuse Of Vinicius Junior

Earlier, Spanish league president Javier Tebas had criticised VinĂ­cius for attacking the league, saying the player didn바카라™t show up for talks on the subject of racism that he requested himself.

Vinicius Jr points at the crowd after being subjected to racist attacks on Sunday.
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One after another, the racial insults kept coming.

The 바카라œmonkey바카라 chants outside one stadium, the offensive gestures during a game, the effigy hung off a highway bridge.

One by one, VinĂ­cius JĂșnior showed them on a video on Instagram on Monday, making sure they were there for everybody to see.

바카라œWhen will it be enough?바카라 was the message with the video. 바카라œRacism is a crime. Not to punish is to be an accomplice.바카라

The president of Spain바카라™s football federation acknowledged they have a racism problem after yet another case of abuse against the Real Madrid forward. Madrid has asked authorities to investigate the latest incident as a hate crime.

Officials, players and other athletes continued to show solidarity with VinĂ­cius, who on Sunday considered leaving the field after facing racist taunts from fans at Valencia during Real Madrid바카라™s 1-0 loss in the Spanish league.

바카라œWe have a problem of behavior, of education, of racism,바카라 Spanish federation president Luis Rubiales said on Monday. 바카라œAnd as long as there is one fan or one group of fans making insults based on someone바카라™s sexual orientation or skin color or belief, then we have a serious problem. A serious problem that stains an entire team, an entire fan base and an entire country.바카라

Valencia said it banned for life one of its fans and was looking to identify others who may have insulted VinĂ­cius at Mestalla Stadium.

바카라œFrom the moment that the unfortunate events occurred, the club has analyzed all the available footage, working alongside the authorities as rapidly as possible to clarify what happened in order to be able to act quickly and forcefully,바카라 Valencia said in a statement.

Real Madrid asked authorities to investigate the abuse, saying the club considered the incident to be a hate crime.

바카라œReal Madrid strongly condemns the events that took place yesterday (Sunday) against our player,바카라 the club said. 바카라œThese events represent a direct attack on the social and democratic model of coexistence of our state based on the rule of law.바카라

The club later released another statement calling for 바카라œimmediate and decisive action by all those with responsibility and competence to tackle the evils of racism, xenophobia and hatred.바카라 It criticized Rubiales for the federation바카라™s lack of action and failure to impose FIFA바카라™s protocols to stop matches in cases of racism.

바카라œThe image of our football is seriously damaged and marred in the eyes of the whole world,바카라 Madrid said.

The Spanish league has made nine similar formal complaints for racist abuse against VinĂ­cius over the last two seasons, but most of the cases have been shelved by prosecutors. Another complaint was expected to be made after an investigation into what happened in Valencia was completed.

Supporters have been fined and banned from stadiums for their abuse, but so far only a Mallorca fan may end up going on trial for allegedly racially insulting the Brazilian during a game. The first trial against a fan accused of racial abuse in Spanish professional football is expected to happen at some point this year; the case involved Athletic Bilbao forward Iñaki Williams, who was insulted by an Espanyol supporter in a match in 2020.

바카라œI바카라™m curious to see what happens,바카라 said Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti, who on Sunday considered taking VinĂ­cius out of the game after he was insulted. 바카라œNothing will happen, because this has already taken place several times in other stadiums and nothing has been done. Nothing. We have to evaluate this situation, because it is very serious.바카라

Barcelona coach Xavi said there was a need to educate and punish people, and called for harsher action by football officials in cases of racism during matches.

바카라œIt바카라™s time to put an end to this,바카라 Xavi said. 바카라œIf there바카라™s an insult, out, we stop playing, it바카라™s over. I think it바카라™s the message to the president of the league and the federation. We have to put an end to this. It바카라™s the right time.바카라

VinĂ­cius, who is Black and has been subjected to repeated racist abuse since he arrived from Brazil five years ago, said after the match that the Spanish league 바카라œnow belongs to racists바카라 and Spain 바카라œis seen as a racist country.바카라

The Spanish government and football officials condemned the insults against VinĂ­cius but were quick to point out they didn바카라™t agree with the player바카라™s generalization about Spain or its people being racist.

In the sports world, VinĂ­cius received nearly unconditional support, from Brazil teammate Neymar to Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton, who posted an Instagram story with the message 바카라œStanding with you, Vini.바카라

바카라œFull solidarity to Vinicius,바카라 FIFA president Gianni Infantino said. 바카라œThere is no place for racism in football or in society and FIFA stands by all players who have found themselves in such a situation. Events during the match between Valencia and Real Madrid show that this needs to be the case.바카라

VinĂ­cius isn바카라™t the only player in Spain, or in European football, to face racist abuse. But the Brazilian has been the focus of much of the hate in recent years, particularly this season after he started dancing in his goal celebrations. In January, an effigy of the player was hung off a highway bridge in Madrid.

바카라œYou바카라™re not alone,바카라 France forward Kylian MbappĂ© said on Instagram. 바카라œWe are with you and we support you.바카라

Former Brazil and Real Madrid striker Ronaldo said, 바카라œAnother case of racism against VinĂ­cius in the Spanish league. Until when? As long as there is impunity, there will be racism.바카라

Brazilian President Luiz InĂĄcio Lula da Silva and several cabinet ministers backed Vinicius and were critical of Spanish football.

바카라œIt is not fair that a poor boy who is winning in his life, becoming one of the best in the world, certainly the best at Real Madrid, is insulted in every stadium he goes to,바카라 Lula said.

Spanish league president Javier Tebas criticized VinĂ­cius for attacking the league, saying the player didn바카라™t show up for talks on the subject of racism that he requested himself.

The league claims it has authority to only denounce cases, and it바카라™s up to local authorities to take action against the perpetrators, and the football federation to punish clubs and referees. But FIFA updated its disciplinary code in 2013 바카라” with options for point deductions and mandatory relegation for teams in the most serious cases 바카라” and asked competition organizers worldwide to follow.

VinĂ­cius wasn바카라™t happy with Tebas바카라™ stance.

바카라œInstead of criticizing racists, the league president shows up on social media to attack me,바카라 VinĂ­cius said. 바카라œAlthough you may say otherwise or pretend not to notice, the image of your championship is shaken. Omitting yourself only makes you equal to the racists. I바카라™m not your friend to talk about racism with you. I want actions and punishment.바카라

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