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F*** racism and the ignorant oppressors all over the world" - Rapper Diddy sends message to Real Madrid superstar Vinicius Jr on Instagram
Rapper Diddy sent a message to Real Madrid superstar Vinicius Jr. among the controversies regarding racist criticism of the player’s iconic goal celebration.
The boss.
@mrancelotti’s record this season for @realmadrid in #LaLigaSantander…
6⃣ matches.
6⃣ wins.
𝙿𝚎𝚛𝚏𝚎𝚌𝚝 𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚛𝚍.
Making history,
𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐀𝐓 𝐀 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄!
Diego Pablo Simeone overtakes Luis Aragonés and becomes the manager with the most matches at the helm of Atlético de Madrid in #LaLigaSantander (408)!
We’re entering the first international break of the season and Real Madrid still haven’t lost a game.
Royalty
Real Madrid across all competitions in 2022/23:
WWWWWWWWW
◉ Goals: 24
◉ Conceded: 6
◉ Clean sheets: 3
Perfecto.
Real Madrid defeated rivals Atletico 2-1 at the Wanda Metropolitano in a heated and intriguing Madrid derby on Sunday to keep their 100% record at the start of the season.
In the first half, Atletico pushed a high line, pressed Real for the ball, and played with intent. Yet, through an incredible bit of interplay between Rodrygo and Aurélien Tchouaméni, whose perfectly-weighted lobbed pass tore through Atletico’s defensive line for the Brazilian to score with an outside-of-the-boot half volley, Real were ahead against the run of play.
What followed overshadowed anything else on the day, as Rodrygo and his compatriot Vinicius Jr raced to the corner flag, and danced together in celebration in front of the Atleti faithful.
Despite all the action on the pitch, the game and week’s buildup will be marred by the racial abuse faced by Vinicius. Fans, not just a select few but well over a ton, outside the Wanda Metropolitano were filmed chanting “You are a monkey. Vinicius is a monkey” before kick-off by COPE.
Vinicius, one of Real’s most potent attacking threats in the past few years, has had an excellent start to the season. He dominated the buildup to the match for all the wrong reasons though, as there had been considerable controversy over the Brazilian’s dancing goal celebrations. The 22-year-old, a black man, came out on social media to criticise the racially suggestive comments made by football agent Pedro Bravoa, as a guest on a Spanish talk show.
The Brazilian has been accused of being intentionally provocative and disrespectful of his opponents through his samba-like dance moves, but he categorically denied those claims, and openly revelaed that he feels he is subjected to a different standard of scrutiny due to his race, and the underlying racism is the basis for the criticism.
He was later supported by the likes of Neymar and Pele, and Arsenal forward Gabriel Jesus even danced after scoring against Brentford in the Premier League as a tribute.
(Source: Jhanatar Khaba)
La Liga investigating racist chants against Vinicius at Madrid derby
After the world witnessed and heard a number of racist chants directed at Vinicius Junior last night, La Liga are finally beginning to move on the matter.
Last night numerous videos emerged from outside the Civitas Metropolitano which showed Atletico Madrid fans chanting “Vinicius is a monkey.” Those chants continued within the stadium during the match.