statue Christ the Redeemer turned off the lights on Monday evening in solidarity with Vinicius the YoungerBrazilian striker real Madridwho this Sunday received racist insults from Valencia fans at the Mestalla stadium.
Lights of the symbolic monument of Rio de Janeirothe state in which Vinicius was born, turned off at 18:00 local time In one hour like the climax of the day The Brazilian government and the world of football unite to condemn acts of racism in the Spanish league.
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Archbishop’s sanctuary who manages the monument, carried out the act in cooperation with Brazilian Football Federation and Supervisory Board for Racial Discrimination in Football.
participating organizations according to brazilian media BalloonThey stated about this:
(This action) is a symbol of the collective fight against racism and solidarity with the player and with all those who suffer from prejudice in the world.
Every trip away from home is a nasty surprise. And foram muitas nessa of the season. Death wishes, Boneco enforcado, screams of criminals… Everything is registered.
More or speech has always fallen into “isolated cases”, “um torcedor”. No, these are not isolated cases. No episodes… pic.twitter.com/aSCMrt0CR8
— Vini Jr. (@vinijr) May 22, 2023
Vinicius Junior later added Twitter: “Black and imposing. Christ the Redeemer was like that a moment ago. A solidarity action that excites me. But above all, I want to inspire and shed more light on our struggle.”
First thing on Monday The Brazilian government has asked the Spanish and sports authorities to What punish the perpetrators of “racist attacks” on the player, while the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, expressed his solidarity.
Other sports figures such as Kylian Mbappe, Rio Ferdinand and Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton, they also expressed their support for the 22-year-old.
head of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, Louis Rubiales, acknowledged that there the real problem of racism in football in your countrywhere “press releases are no longer needed”.
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(According to information from Reuters)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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