Spain: Real Madrid announces to file a complaint after racist insults towards Vinicius
Real Madrid announced on Monday that it had filed a complaint with the Spanish public prosecutor’s office after the new racist insults suffered by its Brazilian striker Vinicius in Valencia (east) the day before. « Real Madrid condemns the events that occurred yesterday (Sunday, editor’s note) against our player Vinicius Junior and opposes them vigorously » , wrote the merengue club, which decided to file this complaint so that an « investigation is opened » on these insults which legally constitute, according to the club, a » hate crime « .
« In the first place, we must recognize that we have a problem of behavior, education, racism » in the country’s football, for his part declared the president of the Spanish federation (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, during a press conference called at the headquarters of the RFEF, near Madrid. He said he gave his full support to the Brazilian striker. “ As long as there is an isolated supporter, an undesirable one, or a group of supporters who insult someone for their sexual orientation, their skin color, we will have a serious problem, which taints an entire team, all the supporters, a whole country ,” he added.
During the match between Real Madrid and Valencia CF counting for the 35th day of La Liga and lost 1-0 by the people of Madrid on Sunday, Vinicius was the victim of insults of all kinds, in particular racist, from a large part of the public at the Mestalla stadium. The Movement against Intolerance (MCI) and the Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE), the main players’ union in Spain, also announced through a press release that they had filed a complaint.
« Both organizations are completely opposed to the unacceptable behavior of some supporters, and believe that it is time to act now, and in a decisive way, in the face of such serious facts which, alas, are not isolated », have writes the AFE and the MCI in their joint press release. Regarding racism, » there is no crest, opponents or clubs. It must be condemned, as a whole. Racism must be eradicated once and for all « , also reacted Monday in conference of press Xavi, the coach of FC Barcelona, rival club of Real Madrid.
