Vinicius Jr Racial Abuse: Prior to their Wednesday La Liga match against Rayo Vallecano, Real Madrid donned Vinicius Junior’s name and number on the back of their jersey. This was done in support of their teammate Vinicius Jr., who received racial abuse during the match against Valencia last weekend. Follow All Football LIVE Updates and Scores on InsideSport.IN.
On the team’s jerseys that were spread out around the benches and carried the winger’s name and number 20, the club’s Twitter and Instagram accounts released a video of the scene. The Tweet read, “Today we all wear 20!”
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On Sunday, Vinicius was the target of racial taunts from Valencia supporters. La Liga president Javier Tebas then criticised the taunts. But his teammates have stayed by him, and they will continue to do so when they warm up for their La Liga match against Rayo Vallecano while wearing his shirt.
Referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea had to momentarily pause Sunday’s game because of the disgusting shouts aimed against Vinicius Jr, at the Mestalla Stadium. When the show resumed, the cries persisted in horrifying images that have recently been denounced all around the world.
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Real Madrid made the gesture less than a day after Raphinha, a striker for Barcelona, received a booking for revealing a sign of support for Vinicius Jr. during the dying minutes of Barca’s match against Real Valladolid.
Due to Vinicius’ outspoken social media campaign against La Liga and the support it received from the football community, La Liga has taken almost unprecedented action. The Brazilian’s red card and ban were erased after his dismissal against Valencia. Valencia, meanwhile, has been penalised and will have a sizable portion of their stadium shuttered for five games.
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