2023-05-22 12:13:25
Hours after the alleged racist insults to Vinicius in a specific area of Mestalla and the expulsion of the Brazilian for assault, the tension rose to the maximum in social networks when Vinicius accused LaLiga and its leaders of not doing enough to fight against racism: «The prize that the racists won was my expulsion. It’s not football, it’s LaLiga.”
Once again, instead of criticizing racists, the president of LaLiga appears on social media to attack me.
As much as you talk and pretend not to read, the image of your championship is shaken. See the responses to your posts and have a surprise…
Omitting yourself only makes you… https://t.co/RGO9AZ24IA
— Vini Jr. (@vinijr) May 21, 2023
Vinicius’s statements were a bomb internationally. From active players like Neymar or Mbappé, to historical ones like Ronaldo Nazario or Rio Ferdinand. They also exploded against racism. And the complaint about what happened spread throughout the rest of the planet in record time. The Brazilian clubs and the Rio de Janeiro federation also denounced the “monkey” shouts that were heard before and during the game in a group located in Mestalla. And the Brazilian president, Lula da Silva, did the same.
Since those who should do not explain what it is and what it can do @LaLiga in cases of racism, we have tried to explain it to you, but you have not shown up for either of the two agreed dates that you requested yourself. Before criticizing and insulting @LaLigait is necessary… pic.twitter.com/eHvdd3vJcb
— Javier Tebas Medrano (@Tebasjavier) May 21, 2023
The mess had already crossed the borders when the president of LaLiga, Javier Tebas, spoke about what happened. Far from condemning what happened, the top leader of professional football in Spain attacked the victim: “Since those who should not explain to you what LaLiga is and what it can do in cases of racism, we have tried to explain it to you, but you have not submitted to neither of the two agreed dates that you requested yourself. Before criticizing and insulting LaLiga, you need to inform yourself properly, Vinicius. Don’t let yourself be manipulated and make sure you fully understand each other’s competencies and the work we’ve been doing together.”
When Vinicius landed in Madrid and read Thebes’ reaction on Twitter, he exploded. «Once again, instead of criticizing racists, the president of LaLiga appears on social networks to attack me. (…) As much as you talk and pretend not to read, the image of his championship shakes. Look at the responses to your posts and be in for a surprise… Omitting it just makes you equal to racists. I’m not your friend to talk about racism. I want actions and punishment.”
It wasn’t the first time, nor the second, nor the third. Racism is normal in La Liga. The competition thinks it’s normal, the Federation does too and the opponents encourage it. I’m so sorry. The championship that once belonged to Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Cristiano and Messi today belongs to racists. One nation…
— Vini Jr. (@vinijr) May 21, 2023
Before Tebas answered the Brazilian, Vinicius hit LaLiga where it hurts the most: at its current football level. «Racism is normal in La Liga. The competition thinks it’s normal, so the Federation and the opponents cheer him on. Very sorry. The championship that once belonged to Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Cristiano and Messi, today belongs to racists.” And Vinicius, although at first he did not want to single out an entire country, in the end, he ended up doing so: «A beautiful nation, which welcomed me and I love it, but which agreed to export the image to the world from a racist country. Sorry for the Spaniards who disagree, but today in Brazil, Spain is known as a country of racists. The player’s statement ends with a warning to the leaders: «I am strong and I will go to the end against the racists. Even if it’s far from here.”
The crossings of statements between the footballer and the leader were repeated this Monday. Tebas reproached the Real Madrid player for his words about Spanish society: “Neither Spain nor LaLiga are racist, it is very unfair to say that.” And, also about Spanish football: «We cannot allow the image of a competition that is above all a symbol of union between peoples to be tarnished, where more than 200 black players in 42 clubs receive the respect and affection of all the fans, racism being an extremely specific case ».
Unfortunate spectacle in Mestalla
It all started in a strange way. Real Madrid attacked in Mestalla, Vinicius had the ball on the left wing and, suddenly, Comert, a Ché defender, found another ball in the area and threw it against the Brazilian to stop the action. That provokes the anger of the footballer from the white squad, when there was about a quarter of an hour left and his team was behind (1-0). But the worst, the embarrassment, was yet to come, even with a subsequent red card from the South American for hitting Hugo Duro.
Suddenly, the Brazilian goes to the stands. Angry, angry. And he points to a fan, while the rest yell at him about everything. “It was you”, the South American looks at the fans of the Mestalla field. And the trouble is mounted, with the police deployed in that area of the seats to avoid greater evils. The Madrid players yell at the fans, among them Militao and Rudiger, Vinicius who does not want to continue, and Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea, the Biscayne referee for the match, who consults the VAR referee at all times when he sees everything that is seen. has mounted.
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He addresses the delegate of the field of Valencia. He asks her to send a message to stop xenophobic insults. It is heard over the public address system that they stop rebuking Vinicius, and the stands respond with “stupid, stupid.” Meanwhile, Ancelotti acts as a father to the Brazilian and tries to calm him down, make him understand that he must continue on the field, because “I don’t want to play anymore” has come from his lips. They had called him “monkey.”
The contest resumes ten minutes later. But there was another tangana, huge, in discount time. And the result was the expulsion of Vinicius, red, for hitting Hugo Duro, when trying to get away from a strangulation by the Ché player. He retires with an ugly gesture, lacking in sportsmanship, making the ‘2’ gesture with his fingers in clear reference to Valencia’s qualifying troubles, which with this victory take a giant leap towards permanence.
Dani Ceballos, at the end of the meeting, explained what happened. “It’s nothing new. They are disrespecting him in almost all fields in Spain. Vinicius is a professional. We can not do anything. He is a player who makes the most fouls. The Mister has asked Vinicius if he wanted to continue playing, and he has said that he wanted to continue helping the team. That Second Division sign has been wrong. A hobby like Valencia deserves a lot of respect.”
Carlos Ancelotti, for his part, revealed a conversation with De Burgos. «I have told the referee that he had to stop the game. A stadium has made racist insults. Let’s see what happens? usually nothing happens. I don’t want to talk about football, I want to talk about what has happened here. That a stadium yells ‘Mono’ at a player and that a coach thinks of removing the player for that… It means that there is something wrong in this League.
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