Real players will leave pitch over racism - Vinicius Jr

Real Madrid guardant Vinicius Jr says he and his team-mates will time off nan transportation if they look immoderate much racism this season.

The Brazil guardant collapsed down successful a property convention earlier this twelvemonth erstwhile talking astir nan maltreatment he has encountered, saying he felt "less and less" for illustration playing football.

And now Vinicius Jr says Real will locomotion disconnected if they request to this season.

He told CNN:, external "We do request to time off nan section truthful things tin alteration arsenic soon arsenic possible."

Three Valencia fans were precocious sentenced to 8 months successful situation for abusing nan frontman astatine a lucifer connected 21 May 2023.

The supporters were recovered blameworthy of a "crime against civilized integrity" pinch "aggravating condition of favoritism based connected racist motives."

Vinicius Jr said nan only measurement to thrust racism retired of shot altogether whitethorn beryllium by stopping matches.

"In nan club, we talk astir it much often," said nan 24-year-old. "Not conscionable me, but each [the] players said that if that happens, nan adjacent clip everyone has to time off nan field. So that each of those group who insulted america person to salary a overmuch bigger penalty.

"Today I already spot and consciousness nan quality successful Spain. Maybe [some fans] are still racists but nowadays they are acrophobic to definitive themselves successful nan shot field, and successful places wherever location are a batch of cameras.

"And pinch that we will trim racism, small by little. Of course, we won't beryllium capable to extremity it, but I'm already happy that I'm being capable to alteration Spain's mindset."