Expelled during the first half of Brazil and Tunisia in the Round of 16 of the Sub 20 worlddefender Robert Renan, formerCorinthians and currently at Zenit, suffered racist offenses and death threats on social media. The athlete exposed the messages received in Instagram stories this Wednesday. (Image: Reproduction / Instagram) “Negro”, “monkey head”, “monkey” and […]
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Pintinho, a former Brazilian player who played in Spain, criticizes Vinícius Jr’s attitude.
Former Brazilian player Pintinho, who played for Sevilla during the 1980s, he gave an interview to the Spanish portal The Uncheck and issued his opinion on the Vinícius Júnior case. For him, who is black, the attacker of the Real Madrid is wrong to hit back at racist slurs and should just focus on the […]
Valencia’s Diakhaby refuses to take a photo for La Liga’s anti-racist campaign
Defender Mouctar Diakhaby, from Valenciarefused to participate in the photo uniting the two casts for the anti-racist campaign of The league before the duel against Mallorca, this Thursday. The French athlete of Guinean descent was seen walking behind the players who were posing for the photo. The “Racists, out of football” campaign is carried out […]
Conmebol investigates allegations of racism at a South American match in Argentina
Conmebol opened an investigation after the Colombian player Hugo Rodallega, from Independiente Santa Fe-COL, denounced that he suffered racist insults from fans of Gimnasia y Esgrima-ARG, in a game on Tuesday night for the Copa Sudamericanato Argentina. “Conmebol is against all types of discrimination and has even increased punishments to combat racism in football,” said […]
Image of Vinicius Jr. is vandalized on the wall of the Santiago Bernabéu
An image of Vinícius Jr., which is outside the Santiago Bernabéu and is part of an advertising campaign for the Real Madrid, was vandalized on Wednesday. The photo of the Brazilian player, which appears next to Karim Benzema, was torn apart while the Frenchman’s part remains intact. 💥❌ They tear Vinicius’s face off a poster […]
UN denounces racist attacks against Vinícius Jr
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, denounced this Wednesday (24) the Racist insults against Brazilian striker Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) during a match in Spain and called for joint efforts to eradicate this scourge from sport. “We appeal to all these sporting events in the world to confront, combat and prevent […]
Brazilian Vinícius Júnior becomes a symbol of the fight against racism
One of the most lethal strikers on the field, Vinícius Júnior, from Real Madridhas become a symbol of the fight against racism that also has an impact outside the pitch. The 22-year-old Brazilian has garnered global support after being the target of racist abuse last Sunday at the Mestalla stadium in the Spanish city of […]
Gerson sympathizes with Vinícius Jr. after new case of racism
The case of racism involving striker Vinícius Júnior, in Spain, continues to reverberate in Brazil. The player of Real Madrid-ESP is created from the base categories of the Flamengo. The steering wheel of the red-black Gerson used social networks to defend Vinícius Júnior. “What they want is to diminish the achievements, accomplishments and who we […]
By Vinícius Júnior, a group protests in front of the Spanish consulate in São Paulo
Demonstrations in support of player Vinícius Júnior continue to take place around the world. This Tuesday afternoon, a group of people protested in front of the Spanish Consulate, in São Paulo, in repudiation of the racist attacks suffered by the Brazilian player. Among the demonstrators were members of the black movement, which defends racial equality […]
Pelé’s profile on Instagram expresses support for Vinícius Júnior: “Never stop smiling”
The official profile of King Pelé on Instagram spoke about the new case of racism suffered by Vinicius Jr. in Spain. The episode took place last Sunday during the match of the Real Madrid against Valenciafor the 35th round of the spanish leagueat Mestalla Stadium. Already in the second half of the duel, the match […]