Brazilian UFC legend Jose Aldo voices support to Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior after horrifying racist abuse in Spain
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Jose Aldo comes in support of fellow countryman Vinicius Jr after the football star faced racism in a La Liga match. Football world was shocked and disappointed after the recent controversy that took place in the match between Real Madrid and Valencia. The heated showdown between the two opponents took a nasty turn when Valencia fans started calling Vinicius Jr ‘mono’ which in Spanish translates to monkey.
The scenes at the Mestalla Stadium were disgusting with racist slurs echoing throughout the stadium with Valencia going on a 1-0 lead. The Brazilian didn’t hold back and snapped back at the spectators for calling him monkey. In the extra time of the match, Vinicius Jr was also sent off after getting into a physical altercation with Valencia player Hugo Duro.
The incident got a lot of attention with experts and celebrities siding with Vinicius Jr for standing up to racism. Former UFC featherweight champion, Jose Aldo took to Twitter in order to show his support towards the fellow Brazilian
“RESPECT ✊? #ViniciusJr,” wrote Aldo. Vinicius Jr was on the verge of crying and showed his disappointment after the match with a tweet in which he called out La Liga and its fans.
Vinicius Jr accuses La Liga president Javier Tebas for not taking necessary steps to prevent racism in the league
After experiencing racism in the match between Real Madrid and Valencia, Vinicius Jr in his interviews and tweets went on a rant on how he has faced this multiple times in La Liga throughout his short career in the league. Vinicius Jr blamed the fans, the organization and Spanish people for treating color players in such a way.
This prompted Javier Tebas to issue a statement in which he asked the Real Madrid player to stop insulting the league. This has fumed Vinicius who in another tweet called out the president of La Liga for his inefficiency.
He wrote: “Once again, instead of criticizing racists, the president of LaLiga appears on social media to attack me. As much as you talk and pretend not to read, the image of your championship is shaken. See the responses to your posts and have a surprise.”
Vinicius made it clear that ignoring situations like this doesn’t suit a man in power like Tebas. According to the 22 year old, he wants strict actions and punishment instead of useless social media campaigns.
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