{"id":26515,"date":"2022-09-19T14:33:06","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T14:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/reals-vinicius-jr-hits-back-at-racist-celebration-critic"},"modified":"2022-09-19T14:48:20","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T14:48:20","slug":"reals-vinicius-jr-hits-back-at-racist-celebration-critic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/reals-vinicius-jr-hits-back-at-racist-celebration-critic","title":{"rendered":"Real\u2019s Vinicius Jr hits back at \u2018racist\u2019 celebration critic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Vinicius Jr has made a prolific start to this season after his goal sealed Real Madrid\u2019s Champions League final win over Liverpool in the last campaign<\/p>\n

Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior says \u201cthe happiness of a black Brazilian in Europe\u201d is behind criticism of his goal celebrations.<\/p>\n

Agent Pedro Bravo said during a Spanish television discussion on the 22-year-old that \u201cin Spain, you have to respect rivals and stop playing the monkey\u201d, leading to accusations of racism. Bravo has since apologised on Twitter, saying he misused a metaphor.<\/p>\n

\u201cAccept it, respect it. In any case, I will not stop!,\u201d added Vinicius.<\/p>\n

The Brazil international, who has scored five goals in eight games for the European champions so far this season, pointed out that he was far from the first player to dance in celebration, listing other stars who do similar.<\/p>\n

\u201cWeeks ago, some people started to criticise my dancing. But the dancing is not mine alone,\u201d Vinicius said. \u201cThey belong to Ronaldinho, Neymar, [Lucas] Paqueta, [Antoine] Griezmann, Joao Felix, Matheus Cunha… Brazilian funk singers and samba dancers, Latin reggaeton singers, Black Americans.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are dances to celebrate the cultural diversity of the world. They say that happiness bothers. The happiness of a black Brazilian being successful in Europe bothers much more.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut my will to win, my smile and the sparkle in my eyes are much bigger than that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vinicius has been supported by his club, country, team-mates and opponents alike. Brazil team-mate Neymar, who plays for Paris St-Germain, posted a picture of the pair dancing on international duty.<\/p>\n

\u201cDribble, dance and be you! Happy just the way you are. Go for it my boy, next goal we dance,\u201d Neymar wrote.<\/p>\n

Rayo Vallecano and Colombia striker Radamel Falcao, who spent two highly successful season at Real\u2019s city rivals Atletico Madrid, expressed support, saying the pair were \u201ctogether until the end\u201d.<\/p>\n

Eighty-one year-old Brazil legend Pele, a three-time World Cup winner, said that Vinicius\u2019 celebrations summed up the spirit of football.<\/p>\n

\u201cFootball is joy. It\u2019s a dance. It\u2019s a real party. Although racism still exists, we will not allow that to stop us from continuing to smile,\u201d he wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n

Real Madrid issued a statement expressing \u201cits affection and support for Vinicius Junior, a player who regards football as an attitude towards life through joy, respect and sportsmanship\u201d.<\/p>\n

The club added that it condemned \u201cregrettable and unfortunate comments made against our player\u201d and would take legal action against anyone making racist comments towards its players. The Brazilian Football Federation called for \u201cdancing, dribbling and above all respect\u201d in a statement of solidarity.<\/p>\n

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