Vinicius Junior reduced to tears speaking about racism - 'Every day I have less desire to play football'

Real Madrid and Brazil star Vinicius Junior could not contain his tears while addressing the racial abuse that he has suffered over the past few years. Brazil will take on Spain at the Santiago Bernabeu in a friendly match that was arranged following racial abuse last season, under the slogan ‘one skin’.

Before he took to the stand, his teammate Dani Carvajal had taken to the stand to declare that Spain is not a racist country, claiming that fans use the insults they believe will be most hurtful towards players.

Vinicius broke down in tears a matter of five minutes into his press conference.

“It’s something quite sad, it’s something that happens here in every game, every day. Every legal complaint of mine makes me very sad. But like all the black people around the world. It’s something sad. This is something that is happening. Not only in Spain, but also around the world… It also happened to my father, they chose a white man over a black man. It’s something that I notice, and I fight because they have chosen me… I fight so that In the near future it won’t happen to anyone again.”

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“I feel supported by my teammates and by the footballers. I hope and wish that racism will decrease. The only thing left to do is work and continue on the path already started. The footballers send me messages of support. I have to improve on the field. I’m still just 23 years old and it’s a natural progression… You leave Brazil very young without having learned so many things.”

He was asked about an incident recorded in Barcelona that went without punishment, and Vinicius declared it was the