La Liga President Javier Tebas Tenders Apology to Real Madrid Star Vinicius Jr

• Javier Tebas has apologised to Vinicius Jr after the Real Madrid forward was racially abused
• Tebas had slammed Vinicius online following the incident at the Mestalla Stadium on Sunday
• Vinicius Jr was racially abused by Valencia fans during Real Madrid’s La Liga loss on May 21

La Liga president, Javier Tebas has realised he was wrong for criticising Vinicius Junior after the Real Madrid forward voiced his frustrations in a tweet after being racially abused.

The La Liga chief had faced heavy backlash from the football community after he appeared to slam Vini for 'failing to inform himself properly' after the forward posted a message outlining the abuse he regularly receives at stadiums across Spain.

According to Goal, Tebas has now tendered an apology to Vinicius as he revealed he had no intentions of attacking the Brazilian forward.

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"I did not want to attack Vinicius, but if most people understood it that way, I need to apologise. It was not my intention I expressed myself badly, at a bad time."

Tebas described Vini as an asset of Real Madrid and Spanish football, and said he wanted him to stay.

"I feel sorry for what happened, and that's why we denounced it. La Liga takes care of Vinicius. And, if they misunderstood what happened [after his tweet], I have to apologise."

La Liga has since taken action against Valencia since the incident, with the club fined and part of their stadium closed as repercussion for the racial abuse on the Real Madrid winger.

Real Madrid stand by Vinicius

Meanwhile, Real Madrid paid special tribute to Vinicius Junior after the Brazilian forward faced racist abuse in the club’s previous La Liga game against Valencia.

The men's and women’s teams, along with the basketball squad, showed solidarity for the 22-year-old by wearing his jersey number before their games on Wednesday.

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FIFA president, Gianni Infantino has also publicly supported Vinicius, Valencia has condemned the racist abuse, and Real Madrid has filed a hate crime complaint with Spanish authorities.

Vandals destroy Vinicius Jr's poster

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that the racism row engulfing Spanish football shows no sign of abating after a poster of the Real Madrid forward Vini was defaced on Wednesday.

An image of the Brazilian player on an advertisement for stadium tours at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu was torn while the culprit left the effigy of Karim Benzema untouched.

The 22-year-old Real Madrid winger was given his marching orders for slapping Hugo Duro after being manhandled by the Valencia player, sparking jeers from home supporters.