Newcastle United midfielder Joelinton has revealed that he was racially abused after the Premier League game against Arsenal on May 7.The Brazilian midfielder has now revealed that he was the victim of racial abuse, and speaking before his side’s friendly against Guinea on Saturday, Joelinton stated that he believes change is still required.##NAJAVA_MECA_7318817####EDITORS_CHOICE##He said: “It is an important moment to speak about racism. We have been talking about it for a long time. Still, many things need to be changed.”We talk about combat against racism, but we didn’t have much of a change. This racism is not something that is just happening now but has been happening for a long time. In the 21st century, we still see things like that. It is hard to accept and believe that we are evolving when things like that still happen.Joelinton in training today 🥶pic.twitter.com/nlARj9TfgZ— Brasil Football 🇧🇷 (@BrasilEdition) June 13, 2023 “Not on the pitch, but after the match against Arsenal, I received some messages with racist insults. But it’s gone. It didn’t affect me,” concluded he.
