Ticked: Sports Day Events Recap Clip, May 21 (Sports5)
There was a big mess tonight (Sunday) in La Liga. Not for the first time, Vinicius heard growls from rival fans - this time it was Valencia fans, in Mestalla. The Real Madrid winger spotted one of the fans and tried to comment to the referee, saying, "It's racism, he spoke to me with racism, I see him," but the drama didn't end there. Vinicius gestured "2" to the stands with his fingers - a hint that Valencia was on its way to the second division - which only inflamed the atmosphere even more. Then, in extra time, there was a confrontation between several players. The Brazilian was strangled by one of the opposing players, slapped Hugo Duro and received his first career red card.
"The racists' prize is my ban," he wrote on Instagram after the game. "It's not football, it's La Liga." He later added: "It wasn't the first time, neither the second nor the third. Racism is normal in La Liga. The league thinks it's normal, the FA and the rivals support it too. In the past, the league belonged to Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Cristiano and Messi, and today it belongs to racists. Spain is a beautiful country that welcomed me and I love it, but it creates an image of a racist country. I'm sorry for the Spaniards who disagree, but today, in Brazil, Spain is known as a country of racists. I am strong and I will go all the way against racists. Even if it's far from here."
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At the end of the game, no one talked about the result - 0-1 to Valencia, only the racist chants and growls. "There is a racism problem in this league, the game should have been stopped," Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said. "We complained all season about this behavior, and nothing happened! It gets to the point where the coach has to consider dropping his players, because the game isn't stopped. There's something wrong with the league, once things like that happen. If an entire stadium calls a player a monkey, the game has to be stopped. I said that to the judge."
"No player got yellow in that fuss, and Vinicius got red. How does that make sense?" enraged Dani Ceballos. "He shouldn't have signaled this movement to the audience, but I hope people will apologize to him. You need some mutual respect. I am convinced that he will also apologize. Ancelotti asked him if he even wanted to keep playing, he is not respected in all the stadiums in Spain. You have to protect him, you can't go on like this."
Thibaut Courtois added: "If Vinnie didn't want to keep playing, I would go down with him. Since the 20th minute, he has growled like a monkey. People come to stadiums to insult, not to cheer. If he leaves, I'm leaving with him. Hugo Duro choked Winnie by the neck, then Vinnie moved him. Only he was expelled."
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Rival player Justin Kluivert also agreed: "I don't like to see what's happening with Vinicius, it's not football. Jose Gaya added: "I condemn the racist chants, but his movements were inappropriate. I understand he was angry, but that doesn't justify his behavior." Coach Ruben Baraja defended his fans: "Vinicius made a nasty gesture to them and disrespected our club. He received a justified red card and then made provocations."
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