FILE – Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior celebrates after scoring his facet’s second objective in the course of the Champions League Group C soccer match between Real Madrid and Braga on the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. Spanish police have arrested an Atletico Madrid fan for utilizing racist language and loss of life threats to terrorize an eight-yr-outdated woman who was carrying a shirt of Real Madrid participant Vinícius Júnior. (AP Photo/Jose Breton, File)
The Spanish soccer league instructed AFP that it was going to lodge a grievance for these “lamentable racist chants”, even when the incidents occurred throughout a European match, reasonably than the league, and outdoors the stadium.
Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior on Thursday condemned racist chants geared toward him by Atletico Madrid followers earlier than the midweek Champions League match in opposition to Inter Milan.
“I hope you have already thought about their punishment,” the Brazilian mentioned on X, mentioning the official accounts of the Champions League and European soccer’s governing physique UEFA.
In his message, the 23-yr-outdated relays a video the place Atletico supporters will be heard chanting racist abuse on entrance of the Metropolitano stadium in Madrid.
“It’s a sad reality that happens even during matches where I am not present,” Vinicius added in the identical message.
The Brazilian worldwide has confronted racial abuse since he joined Real in 2018.
The Spanish soccer league instructed AFP that it was going to lodge a grievance for these “lamentable racist chants”, even when the incidents occurred throughout a European match, reasonably than the league, and outdoors the stadium.
“La Liga is very committed to making football a hate-free space and will continue to relentlessly pursue any attitude of racism, homophobia, violence, hatred… whatever the competition,” it mentioned.
Atletico Madrid beat Inter Milan on penalties to succeed in the Champions League quarter-finals after Memphis Depay’s late strike secured a 2-2 mixture draw on Wednesday.
