Real Valladolid condemns fans’ racist abuse of Vinicius Junior

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It’s not the first time this season that Vinicius Junior has been the target of racist abuse while playing for Real Madrid.

Back in September, he was subjected to vile chanting in Los Blancos’ 2-1 derby win over Atletico Madrid at the Metropoltitano.

On Friday, Real Valladolid fans were filmed directing monkey noises at the Brazilian as he strolled onto the pitch in front of the local. After the game, the 22-year-old took aim at La Liga over the incident, citing a lack of action by the leagues’ governing body over incidents of racism.

Real Valladolid have now issued a statement following Friday’s incident, in which they expressed their disappointment at the actions of their supporters, and confirmed that an investigation is underway to identify those involved.

Real Valladolid absolutely condemns any form of racism and very much regrets what happened (in the Real Madrid match). The Club is of course ready to cooperate with LaLiga in carrying out the relevant investigations and reserves the right to take disciplinary action in the event that subscribers are involved in the incidents.

The club also indicated that measures were being taken to prevent such incidents from happening again at the club in the future.

There is no place for racism in football and society, so Real Valladolid is determined to implement more and more measures to raise awareness, avoid and combat any similar episode. These isolated incidents do not represent the vast majority of white and purple fans, always respectful, and yesterday participants in a beautiful spectacle in the stands of Zorrilla.

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