Valencia Puma fans giveVinicius Jr support after racism crisis
Valencia Puma fans have giventheir support to Real Madrid'sVinicius Jr after he made racist abuse during their LaLiga match in Spain on Sunday.
Vinicius has called Spain's La Liga 'racist' after receiving racial abuse from players during Sunday's match at Valencia'sMestalla stadium. The Brazilian player pointed his finger at the fans and insulted him, leading to a 10-minute stoppage in the game, and then had an altercation with the Valenciaplayers that led to him being sent off in the second half . Real won the match 1-0. "At PUMA, we do not tolerate racism, we condemn discrimination in all its forms and support Vinicius Junior and the football community condemning yesterday's events," said Puma, who supports both Valencia and LaLiga. Reuters statement.
Spanish bank Santander, whose title sponsor in LaLiga ends after this season, has also announced their support. "Santander rejects racism and discrimination in any form," hesaid in a statement.
On Monday, the president of the Spanish Football Association, Luis Rubiales, said that Spanish football has a problem with racism, echoing criticism from Brazil after Real Madrid filed a complaint about racial abuse. La Liga is under pressure to do more to tackleracism after Brazil's president, Fifa and other sports figuressuch as French star Kylian Mbappe, Rio Ferdinand and Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton voiced their support. they for Vinicius.
In a social media post, Vinicius called the racist insults "unacceptable" and called on supporters and media to hold LaLiga to account.
On Monday, the president of the Spanish Football Association, Luis Rubiales, said that Spanish football has a problem with racism, echoing criticism from Brazil after Real Madrid filed a complaint about racial abuse. La Liga is under pressure to do more to tackleracism after Brazil's president, Fifa and other sports figuressuch as French star Kylian Mbappe, Rio Ferdinand and Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton voiced their support. they for Vinicius.
In a social media post, Vinicius called the racist insults "unacceptable" and called on supporters and media to hold LaLiga to account.
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