2024-03-26 13:25:21
Brazilian national soccer team striker Vinicius Junior (24, Real Madrid), who had recently suffered greatly from a series of racial discrimination, eventually shed tears.
The Brazilian national soccer team will play an evaluation match with Spain at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain, on the 27th.
At a press conference held a day before the game, Vinicius said that he was hurt by repeated acts of racism and that his “desire to play football is decreasing.”
According to the BBC, there were 10 cases of racial discrimination against Vinicius reported to the prosecution by the Spanish Primera Liga office.
Real Madrid’s ace, Vinicius, is having a difficult time as he faces severe racial discrimination from opposing teams in every away game.
During a recent match against Osasuna, opposing fans chanted racist slogans, and this has been repeated in recent seasons.
In particular, in September 2022, Atletico Madrid fans shouted slogans comparing Vinicius to an animal ahead of the ‘Madrid derby’, leading to growing controversy. Last year, four men who hung a replica of Vinicius near Real Madrid’s training ground were fined 60,01 euros (approximately 87 million won) and banned from playing on the pitch for two years.
Vinicius raised his voice, saying, “I have never thought about leaving Spain (despite the continued racism),” and added, “If I leave Spain, it would be giving racists what they want.”
“I will stay (in Spain) so the racists can see my face more,” he said.
“I just want to play soccer, but it’s difficult to move forward,” Vinicius said, adding, “My desire to play soccer is decreasing more and more.”
Vinicius, a young striker born in 2000, debuted at Flamengo in Brazil in 2017 and moved to Real Madrid in 2018. He has been the team’s ace this season, scoring 12 goals and providing 4 assists in 20 league games.
As a member of the Brazilian national team, he scored 3 goals in 27 international matches. He also started and scored the first goal in the round of 16 against Korea at the 2022 FIFA Qatar World Cup, leading to a 4-1 victory.
(Seoul = News 1)
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