Watch “Mono, mono,” Vinicius Jr starts crying after being called a monkey by Valencia fans, video goes viral

Watch “Mono, mono,” Vinicius Jr starts crying after being called a monkey by Valencia fans, video goes viral

A video of Vinicius Jr crying after being chided with chants of monkey has gone viral

Vinicius Jr, who has already endured numerous incidents of racial abuse from supporters of the opposing team, broke down in tears during the weekend game between the two teams.

Vinicius Jr starts crying after being called a monkey by Valencia fans, video goes viral

The star Brazilian winger for Real Madrid was once more the target of racial taunts during the home team’s 1-0 La Liga victory over the club from the Spanish capital on Sunday. Vinicius, who has already endured numerous incidents of racial abuse from supporters of the opposing team, broke down in tears during the weekend game between the two teams.

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Moreover, Vinicius submitted a status update on Instagram and Twitter that said, “It was not the first time, not the second time, and not the third. In La Liga, racism is commonplace. Competition believes it to be normal, Spanish Federation believes it to be normal, and rivals support it. The league that once belonged to Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Lionel Messi, now belongs to racists,” the statement added.

Vinicius has urged to fight back.

The 22-year-old was blunt in his criticism of the Spanish federation’s lack of severe action against the offenders and the perception of the Iberian nation in his own Brazil as a racist one. He said that the beautiful nation, which welcomed him and which he loved, has portrayed itself as a racist country.

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He further said that he felt sorry for the Spaniards who disagree, but in Brazil, Spain is portrayed as a racist country. Unfortunately, he has no way of defending all that occurs every week but he said that he is a strong person, and he will fight the racists until the bitter end. Even though it’s far away.

Vinicius has garnered a lot of backing.

After around 20 minutes of play, Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois claimed to have heard “monkey noises” and said that if Vinicius had decided to stop playing, he would have left with the Brazilian.

Rio Ferdinand, a former England defender, stated that the Spanish football authorities should provide Vinicius more protection. Ednaldo Rodrigues, president of the Brazilian Football Confederation, wrote on Twitter: “Vini Jr., you have our love and support, as well as that of all Brazilians.”

At the Mestalla Stadium, Real Madrid suffered a 1-0 loss after Diego Lopez of Valencia scored the only goal of the game in the 33rd minute.

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