Pele, Neymar and Other Brazilian Stars Defend Vinicius Junior After Racist Slur on Real Madrid Forward
Vinicius Jr generally celebrates his goal with dancing in Samba style. The football agent has termed that dance 'monkey style.'
Football legend Pele and PSG superstar stood by their Brazilian counterpart Vinicius Junior after the Real Madrid attacker was subjected to a vile racist abuse for his dancing celebration in the field. It all started when a racist comment was made by Spanish football agent Pedro Bravo during a TV appearance on El Chiringuito where he said that Vini should stop performing his 'monkey dance.' Following that, Pele, Neymar, Thiago Silva and other Brazil players took to social media to defend the dance of the Los Blancos player, terming it a footballing 'gesture.'
Check Pele's Tweet:
O futebol é alegria. É uma dança. É uma verdadeira festa. Apesar de que o racismo ainda exista, não permitiremos que isso nos impeça de continuar sorrindo. E nós continuaremos combatendo o racismo desta forma: lutando pelo nosso direito de sermos felizes. #BailaViniJr pic.twitter.com/yCJxJEAn4a
— Pelé (@Pele) September 16, 2022
Neymar's Post for Vini:
BAILA VINI JR @vinijr
— Neymar Jr (@neymarjr) September 16, 2022
Check Real Madrid's Tweet:
Comunicado Oficial.#RealMadrid
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) September 16, 2022
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Sep 17, 2022 03:55 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).
