The Real Madrid forward faced insults while playing Valencia in a LaLiga match.
Pep Guardiola has stated that he is "not optimistic" that the racism controversy surrounding Vinicius Junior in Spain will result in a shift in the nation's mentality.
Vinicius, a forward for Real Madrid, endured racial taunts from Valencia supporters during his team's LaLiga match last week.
The incident has brought about a wave of criticism of Spanish football and how it handles such issues.
At least ten racial insults have allegedly been directed at Vinicius this season alone, according to estimates.
Guardiola, the current manager of Manchester City and a previous leader of Barcelona, thinks English football can teach the Spanish game about this.
They ought to, he said. "People are really strict here. They are aware of what must be done.
Of course racism exists worldwide, not only in one particular location. There are people everywhere who believe that they are superior to their neighbors and everyone else, regardless of generation.
"You have to move from other nations, form families there, and come back to where you were born. Our ancestors came from migrants, from wars, from dictatorships.
"Racism is an issue because it exists everywhere. not just for gender, but also for attitude, color, and both. Our country and our language, in our opinion, are superior to those of other nations.
"No matter how much you travel, you realize that we are all the same, with the same hopes and aspirations.
We need to see variety as a strength, just like a human being, but we are still a long way from doing that.
"Hopefully, it will be a first step toward Spain's improvement, but I'm not hopeful. I am not particularly optimistic despite my limited knowledge of the nation.
"Many black individuals are coming up to defend things that they shouldn't (have to defend). Hopefully, justice will be able to aid, but will anything actually change in Spain as a result?
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