By Olawale Lamina
23-year-old Real Madrid winger, Vinicius Junior has noted sadly that racism in LaLiga is making him rethink his future in the game of soccer.
Vinicius Junior betrayed emotions and called for an end to “suffering for black people,” when asked about racism ahead of Brazil’s friendly with Spain.
Expressing his frustrations, Vinicius said during an emotional news conference on Monday that he would not be forced to leave Real Madrid and Spain and let racism win.: “I just want to play football but it’s hard to move forward… I feel less and less like playing. It never crossed my mind [to leave Spain] because if I leave Spain, I give the racists exactly what they want.
“I will stay because that way the racists can continue to see my face more and more. I’m a bold player; I play for Real Madrid and we win a lot of titles and that doesn’t sit well with a lot of people.”
A BBC report added that, “last season there were 10 such incidents against the 23-year-old reported to prosecutors by La Liga.”
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