Vinicius Jr. Speaks Out Against racism in Football

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Brazilian winger Vinicius Jr. says he's feeling like he doesn't want to play football anymore because people keep being racist towards him. Last season, there were 10 times when Vinicius was racially abused while playing for Real Madrid in Spain. He said this during a press conference where he got very emotional. Vinicius said he won't let the racists win by leaving Spain or Real Madrid. He wants to stay and keep playing so they can see his face more often. But he's finding it hard to keep going because of the abuse.

Brazil is playing against Spain in Madrid as part of a campaign against racism. Vinicius said, "I just want to play football, but it's hard. I feel less and less like playing." Last week, Real Madrid complained because the referee didn't mention the racist abuse in his report after their match against Osasuna. The team says Osasuna fans were racist, but Osasuna denies it.

According to BBC sports news Vinicius has been racially abused many times before. Once, before a match against Atletico Madrid, some of their fans said bad things about him. Last June, some people were fined and banned from stadiums for being racist towards Vinicius. This season, there have been reports of racism when Real Madrid played against Sevilla, Barcelona, and Valencia.