Vinicius: “That sentence is not for me, it is for all black people”

Real Madrid’s Brazilian forward Vinicius Júnior This Monday he celebrated the imposition of an eight-month prison sentence on three fans who used racist insults against him during a match against Valencia argued in Mestalla.

“This first criminal conviction in the history of Spain is not for me. It is for all black people. Let the other racists be afraid, ashamed and hide in the shadows. Otherwise, I will be here to demand,” said Vini in a message on the X social network.

Vinicius, located in USA concentrated on the Brazilian team to compete with America Cupsaid that he did not feel like a victim of racism, but rather a “killer of racists”, and recalled the voices against and the support he received as a result of the charges of racist offenses he suffered in several stadium of Spain, mentioning the real Madrid already The league.

“Many asked me to ignore it, many others said that my fight was pointless and that I should ‘play football’. But, as I always say, I am not a victim of racism. “I am an executioner of racists,” commented the Brazilian international.

The sentence was the first criminal punishment applied to Spain for that kind of behavior on soccer fields. This is a conformity agreement reached between Prosecutor’s Officethe accusations and the defenses, were ratified on Monday in a court in Valencia but it has been progressing for months and indicates that the accused will not go to prison because the suspension of the prison sentence is included in the agreement.

The events took place on May 21, 2023 in a match between Valencia and the real Madrid in Mestalla. The fight stopped for a few minutes, the player recognized one of the accused and, after the complaint The league That same night, two others were identified on Che club’s internal cameras.