From Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, to Lula, president of Brazil, including footballers like Mbappé or Ronaldo, and former footballers like Rio Ferdinand. The support for Vinícius Jr has not ceased in the last hours after the racist insults that the player received in Mestalla this past Sunday.
“All our solidarity with Vinicius. There is no place for racism in football or in society, and FIFA supports all the players who have suffered it firsthand," Infantino said in a message posted on his social networks.
"The events that occurred during the match between Valencia and Real Madrid show how crucial this fight is," Infantino pointed out in his message, in which he recalled that for this "there is a three-step process in FIFA competitions and recommends that it be used at all levels of football. It is clear that it is easier said than done, but we have to do it and we have to support it through education," the FIFA president concluded.
This message adds to the many that appeared after the meeting, such as that of the Brazilian president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who condemned the racist insults towards Vinicius and called for "serious measures" to be taken against those responsible.
"It is not fair that a poor young man who succeeded in life and who is becoming one of the best soccer players" should suffer this type of attack, Lula said before beginning the press conference on the balance of his participation in the summit. of G7, where he was the only invited Latin American leader.
Vinicius, who ended up seeing the red card later for hitting the Valencian player Hugo Duro, reacted in his networks and assured that "the prize" that "the racists got" was his expulsion. "The prize that the racists got was my expulsion. It's not football, it's LaLiga," he shared in a story on his official Instagram account. Minutes later, Vinícius wrote that in his country, Brazil, Spain is known as a "racist country."
"A beautiful nation, which welcomed me and which I love, but which has agreed to export to the world the image of a racist country. I am sorry for the Spanish who do not agree, but today, in Brazil, Spain is known as a country of racists. And, unfortunately, for everything that happens every week, I have no way of defending it. I agree, "he continued.
Luis Rubiales, president of the RFEF, plans to appear this Monday before the media in the Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas, since the organization is dismayed and understands that these attitudes must be eradicated.
Meanwhile, the president of LaLiga, Javier Tebas, responded to the Brazilian striker and urged him to find out "properly before criticizing and insulting LaLiga." "Since those who should not explain to you what LaLiga is and what it can do in cases of racism, we have tried to explain it to you, but you have not shown up for any of the two agreed dates that you yourself requested. Before criticizing and insulting LaLiga is necessary that you inform yourself properly", Tebas wrote in his official Twitter account.
The Brazilian Ronaldo Nazario, former forward of the Brazilian team and of teams such as Barcelona, Inter or Real Madrid and current president and owner of Valladolid, sent a message of encouragement to his compatriot Vinícius Junior after suffering racist insults in the match against Valencia at Mestalla .
"Vini, count on me in your fight. In our fight," says Ronaldo in a message posted on his networks about a photo of the current Real Madrid winger.
"Once again an episode of racism in @LaLiga", says Ronaldo, who adds: "How long? As long as there is impunity and collusion, there will be racism. It is unacceptable that the referees, the Federation and the authorities are also without action and that the fans applaud such an absurd amount. Enough".
Ronaldo is one of the many voices supporting Vinícius Jr in the world of football, not just in Spain. For example, Rio Ferdinand, former English player, and currently a television analyst.
"Who protects Vinijur in Spain?", "How many times do we have to see this young man subjected to this shit?" asks Ferdinand, who sees "pain, disgust, that he needs help... and the authorities don't They do shit to help you."
"People need to come together and demand more from the authorities that run our game. No one deserves this, and yet they are allowing it. There needs to be a unified approach to get this swept under the rug again."
The Frenchman Kylian Mbappé, PSG striker, also showed his support: "You are not alone. We are with you and we support you", terms similar to those used by Neymar, also a player for the French team and a teammate of Vinícius's team.
