Many kids have grown up having to get used to insults and, like the soccer player, there are many who have come across the apparent paradox that the more you report, the more they attack you. For many, football is a space where the frustrations of everyday racism that they carry close to their skin disappear because on the field the most important thing is skill.

Since Pelé, sport has served poor and prejudiced children to stand out as equal human beings. People and those who have equal opportunities in their hands discriminate, but nature distributes innate talents without paying attention to skin color.