Vinicius Jnr Accuses La Liga of Failing to Take Action Against Racists

Vinicius Jnr Accuses La Liga of Failing to Take Action Against Racists

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:21 PM
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  • Vinicius Junior has accused La Liga of not doing more to stop racists from attending La Liga games
  • Real Madrid's Vini Jr was racially abused by fans who threw bananas at him during their last fixture
  • La Liga president Javier Tebas is not happy with Vini Jnr's statement where he criticised La Liga

Vinicius Junior is not happy with La Liga.

The Real Madrid forward took aim at the league after he was racially abused by Real Valladolid fans.

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Vinicius Jnr is shocked that racist behaviour continues in Spain and accused La Liga of not doing anything to stop it. Image: Angel Martinez
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As noted by The Guardian, Vini Jr criticised the league for failing to take action, saying that they allowed racists to continue attending games.

The Brazilian attacker posted the message on Twitter, promising to continue holding his head up high.

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“Racists continue to go to stadiums and watch the biggest club in the world up close and La Liga continues to do nothing. I will continue with my head held high and celebrating my victories and those of Madrid,” he said.

While he received a lot of support from fans, not everyone was thrilled with his post.

As noted by ESPN, La Liga President Javier Tebas took issue with the statement, saying that it was unfair and untrue.

“At La Liga, I’ve been fighting racism for years. It is unfair and untrue to publish that La Liga does nothing about racism. We are at your disposal so that together, we can walk in the same direction.”

Tebas also shared a link to La Liga’s official statement where there were examples of times the league took action before.

He added that the racist behaviour of Valladolid fans would be reported to the Anti-Violence Commission and the Hate Crimes Prosecutor’s Office for action to be taken.

How Valladolid fans abused Vini

Vinicius Junior has found himself at the centre of more racial abuse in Spain.

The Brazilian attacker has endured a difficult season in La Liga when it comes to racist fans and that continued against Real Valladolid.

Madrid took on Valladolid as La Liga action returned after the World Cup break and secured a 2-0 win thanks to a Karim Benzema brace, Sports Brief reported.

Vinícius calls for harsh punishments

Vinícius Júnior wants harsh punishments for football racists.

The Real Madrid forward believes that those found guilty of racist abuse should learn a lesson the hard way.

Vini Jr called for those individuals to be given lifetime bans from football games, Sports Brief reported.

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Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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