The president of Real Madrid meets the player Vinicius Junior after a racist case
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez criticized, on Monday (22), the racist insults that the Brazilian player, Vinicius Junior, was subjected to. During a match between his team Real Madrid and Valencia, Sunday (21) in Spain.
And the Spanish leader declared, “There will be zero tolerance for racism in football. Sport is based on the values of tolerance and respect. Hatred and xenophobia should have no place in football and in our society.”
Sanchez, however, He did not ask for any kind of punishment for the fans who offended Vinicius Jr. or even the club.
Instead, the Spanish Prime Minister participated An advertisement for a campaign against racism in stadiums in Spain.
The initiative will be taken by the Spanish Supreme Sports Council, which is under the Ministry of Sports, together with the Spanish Football Federation and the Spanish Clubs League that organizes the country’s main tournament.
La Liga president Javier Tebas clashed on social media with the Brazilian player, who condemned him for “disrespecting” Spanish football. he He denied the continued existence of racism in Spain and the Spanish League.
According to the council statement shared by Sanchez, the captains of the main Spanish clubs will also be involved in the campaign, which will remain in place. Specific actions “to combat the problem of racism and xenophobia and to combat hate speech in sport.
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He was sent off for hitting an opponent in the face, as the Brazilian rallied to his neck. The assault of the Valencia player was not punished.
Wanted by g 1the The Spanish public prosecutor’s office said it had opened a formal investigation into the case..
“Real Madrid considers that such attacks also constitute a hate crime, and for this reason it has submitted a corresponding complaint to the State Prosecutor’s Office, specifically to the Public Prosecutor’s Office for Hate Crimes and Discrimination, so that the established facts and responsibilities can be investigated,” the Madrid club announced in a statement.
Real Madrid President Florentino Pérez met this morning with Vinicius Junior. At the club’s headquarters, to inform the player of the club’s procedures.
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