Vinícius Júnior was the target of new racist attacks in a match between Spanish Championship. This Sunday, the Brazilian striker of Real Madrid heard Valencia fans chant prejudiced chants and call the player a “monkey” at the Mestalla stadium.
Through an official note, Valencia announced that it will forever expel all fans who made racist attacks against Vinícius Júnior. The measure was announced on Monday morning, shortly after Real Madrid submit a formal complaint to the Attorney General’s Office of the State Spanish for hate crime and discrimination.
OFFICIAL RELEASE | Valencia CF will ban fans from the stadium for life who made racist gestures at Vinícius Jr.
The Club strongly condemns this type of behaviour, which does not correspond to the values of Valencia CF and its fans.
– Valencia CF (@valenciacf) May 22, 2023
“Valencia CF will forever ban fans from the stadium who made racist gestures against Vinícius Jr. The Club strongly condemns this type of behavior, which does not correspond to the values of Valencia CF and its fans,” he wrote.
At 25 minutes of the second half of the match between Valencia and Real Madrid, for the 35th round of the Spanish Championship, fans present in various sectors of the Mestalla stadium chanted racist chants directed at the Brazilian striker.
The player identified one of the fans who offended him and had to be held by his teammates. In addition, Vini Jr. It was expelled. The attacker got involved in a mess with players from the rival team and received a red card for attacking an opponent.
Check out Valencia’s official statement in full
“The Club vehemently condemns this type of behavior, which does not fit in with football and does not correspond to the values of Valencia CF and its supporters.
Valencia CF, in its permanent commitment against racism and violence in all its forms, informs that the police have identified a fan who made racist gestures against Vinícius Jr in the 35th match against Real Madrid, played at the Camp de Mestalla, and work is being done in a coordinated manner to confirm the identity of other possible implicatees.
Since the moment of the facts, all available recordings are being analyzed, working as quickly as possible to clarify what happened, in order to act quickly and forcefully.
Valencia CF has already opened disciplinary proceedings, will apply the maximum severity against the fans involved, expelling them from the stadium for good and collaborates with the Police and the competent authorities to clarify what happened.
The Club strongly condemns this type of behavior, which has no place in football and society and which does not correspond to the values of Valencia CF and its supporters.
In this way, we reaffirm our position against racism by acting with the same forcefulness as in 2019, when a fan who made fascistic gestures and salutes to Arsenal fans during the UEFA Europa League match was sent off for life.”
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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