2023-05-22 14:22:43
Real Madrid announced on Monday that it had filed a complaint with the Spanish public prosecutor’s office after the racist insults suffered by its Brazilian striker Vinicius on Sunday in Valencia. “Real Madrid condemns the events that occurred yesterday (Sunday, editor’s note) against our player Vinicius Junior and opposes them vigorously”, wrote the merengue club, which decided to file this complaint so that an “investigation is opened” on these insults which legally constitute, according to the club, a “hate crime”.
“Article 124 of the Spanish Constitution establishes the functions of the Public Ministry to promote the action of justice in the defense of legality and the rights of citizens and the public interest,” the statement continued. For this reason, and given the seriousness of the events that have occurred, Real Madrid has turned to the State Attorney General’s Office, without prejudice to its appearance as a private prosecution in the ongoing proceedings. »
The Brazilian international has received a lot of support in recent hours. In turn, current football stars like Neymar, Benzema or Mbappé were indignant at these actions. His compatriot Ronaldo, double Ballon d’Or in 1997 and 2002, or Lula, the president of Brazil, also voiced their disapproval. The President of the International Federation (FIFA) himself, Gianni Infantino, expressed his “full solidarity” to Vinicius.
The president of the Spanish federation (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, admitted, for his part, that football had “a problem” of “racism” in his country. He also asked “to ignore the behavior” of Javier Tebas, president of La Liga. He called racism in La Liga a “one-off subject”, saying it was “unfair” to think so. “The objective we have set ourselves is that, as soon as possible, those who have suffered from it at one time or another can say that it is not a problem in Spain, assured Rubiales. We will work tirelessly. »
The Movement against Intolerance (MCI) and the Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE), the main players’ union in Spain, also announced through a press release that they had filed a complaint. “The two organizations are completely opposed to the unacceptable behavior of certain supporters, and believe that it is time to act now, and in a decisive manner, in the face of such serious facts which, alas, are not isolated”, have writes the AFE and the MCI in their joint press release.
Regarding racism, “there is no crest, opponents or clubs. It must be condemned as a whole. We must eradicate racism once and for all ”, also reacted Monday in a press conference Xavi, the coach of FC Barcelona, big rival club of Real Madrid.
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