Barcelona star, Rafinha, has defended his compatriot Vinicius Junior against criticism of the way he deals with racist chants.
Over the past three years, Vinicius has been subjected to racist chants in Spanish stadiums, to the point that he called for the 2030 World Cup to be withdrawn from Spain if things do not improve.
Rafinha commented on this by saying, “We do not know what happened to Vinicius in his childhood and what he heard when he was young, these things are very annoying and may push him to reach the maximum level of anger.”
He also added, “Vinicius is always a happy person and never stops being in a mood, but the only thing that makes him angry and very angry is racism, I can understand his point of view very well.”
Rafinha spoke about the phenomenon of racism in general, saying, “Everyone has their own way of dealing with it, these actions are very annoying and we know that the fans of the opponents try to distract us in every possible way, but when the insults are personal, it becomes more difficult for us.”
“Many people go to the stadium to insult players and consider it normal, but no, this is not normal, the authorities should take stricter measures against them,” he added.
Barcelona players were also subjected to racist chants during the Real Madrid match at the Santiago Bernabeu, and the royal club announced that it will open an investigation into the matter to punish those involved in this bad behavior.
