Vinicius Jr slams La Liga for doing nothing after racist chants in Real Madrid game

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Real Madrid’s Brazilian striker Vinicius Jr accused La Liga on Saturday of continuing to do nothing about racist fans at matches, after videos on social media showed supporters shouting abuse at him and hurling abuse at him. objects during a game the day before.

LaLiga issued a statement condemning all forms of hate speech and saying it followed instances of racism at the game.

Vinicius appeared to be abused at the Jose Zorrilla stadium in Valladolid as he walked past supporters after being substituted in Real Madrid’s 2-0 win over Real Valladolid on Friday.

Racists keep going to stadiums and watching the biggest club in the world closely and La Liga keep doing nothing, Vinicius wrote on Twitter.

I will continue with my head held high and celebrate my victories and those of Madrid.

In September, Atletico Madrid fans were filmed directing racist chants at the 22-year-old outside their Wanda Metropolitano stadium ahead of a game against Real.

In its Saturday statement, the league said it was considering Friday’s game.

LaLiga detected racist slurs from the stands of the Zorrilla stadium, posted on social media, the Spanish top-flight league said.

These facts will be reported to the Anti-Violence Commission and the Hate Crimes Prosecutor’s Office, as has been done on other occasions, he said.

The league detailed how it had dealt with incidents of racist player abuse in the past and said it would continue to fight the scourge of violence, racism, xenophobia and intolerance in sport .

Reuters

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