2024-03-28 23:19:59
The French national team star and Manchester United defender, Raphael Varane, sent a moving message of support to his friend and former Merengue teammate, Junior Vinicius. To express his great support for the racist attacks he was a victim of in recent matches.
In a post on his account on the “X” platform, Varane directed words to Junior, saying: “You are strong, you are the special and exceptional Vinicius, your dreams and inspirations are stronger than all the words that can be directed against you to try to insult you.”
Varane’s post to his former colleague received more than 56,000 likes on the “X” platform, while it was widely shared and praised on the social media platform.
The Brazilian star was subjected to many racist insults, the last of which was in the match between Real Madrid and Valencia, and then in another confrontation against Osasuna on behalf of “La Liga”, at a time when the management of the royal team accused the referees and officials of the Spanish League of ignoring the imminent danger caused by the phenomenon of racism in the stands of competing clubs. Which mainly targets junior.
On the eve of the friendly match between Brazil and Spain, on Wednesday, Vinicius Junior collapsed in tears during a press conference held in the Spanish capital, Madrid.
When asked about the racist attitudes he was exposed to in the stadiums, Vinicius could not bear the situation and his tears flowed, stressing that he only wanted to play football, and expressed his dissatisfaction with the lack of deterrent penalties imposed on racist fans.
The Brazilian star said: “The lack of punishment is what frustrates me the most. All these people leave the stadiums without receiving any punishments as if they had done nothing.”
He continued: “It never occurred to me to leave Spain despite what is happening; Because if I leave Spain, I will give the racists what they want.”
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2024-03-28 23:19:59