The most drastic incidents occurred at the Mestalla, it also happened at Son Moix, and after these two notable away games, Vinícius Júnior has become one of the main targets of opposing fans during every Real Madrid away match. The crowd begins to insult him as soon as he leaves the “Santiago Bernabéu” stadium, often crossing the line into racism. As a result, Valencia had to play several matches last season without the support of their most passionate fans due to penalties for racially insulting the Brazilian player during a previous season. The same happened in the Balearic Islands, although Mallorca avoided any sanctions. The question is not what the clubs can do, but what Spain as a country can do, as this problem is not new and cannot be resolved overnight.Palabras de Vinicius JR acerca del Racimos en España .Creo que si España no evoluciona con el tema del racisml deberían cambiar la sede del 2030 . Un jugador no se sentiría cómodo en un lugar donde hay racismo . pic.twitter.com/WTA7ddW2ZZ— TERADEPORTES (@Teradeportes) September 4, 2024 However, if it is not addressed soon, the winger will campaign for the reigning European champions to be stripped of their hosting rights for the 2030 World Cup, which Spain is set to organize alongside Portugal and Morocco.”I hope that Spain can develop and understand how serious it is to insult someone because of their different skin color. We have a lot of room for improvement before 2030. If things don’t evolve by then, we will have to change the World Cup venue. If a player doesn’t feel comfortable and safe playing in a country where they might suffer from racism, it’s a bit complicated,” Vinícius Júnior stated emphatically during an interview with CNN.I’m not a victim of racism. I’m a tormentor of racistsThe Brazilian isn’t necessarily helping to solve the obvious problem, as his own gestures sometimes provoke inappropriate reactions from the crowd, but the question then arises as to what the root of the problem is.”I want to do everything possible to change things. There are many people in Spain who are not racist. In fact, they are the majority. A small group are racists, which affects the image of a country where I enjoy playing for Real Madrid and have the best living conditions for my family. We hope that things can improve and that the number of racist incidents will decrease by 2030″ he said.Vinicius in tears: ‘I have less will to play’Since the most notable incident of racism occurred when Real Madrid played against Valencia, the question is how he would react if scenes from March 2023 were repeated, when part of the crowd imitated monkey chants every time the ball was at Vinícius’ feet.”We talk about this problem often in the club. It’s not just about me; all the players have said that if racism happens again, next time, everyone will leave the pitch so that those who insulted us will have to pay a much bigger price” reveled the Brazilian.##NAJAVA_MECA_8314420##Vinícius Júnior is aware that it is impossible to completely eradicate racism.”Maybe some fans are still racist, but they are afraid to show it at stadiums and places covered by cameras. This way, we will gradually reduce racism. Of course, we won’t be able to put an end to it, but I’m already happy that I can help change the mentality in Spain“ he added.
