Embattled LaLiga president repeats racist term in a news conference when discussing racist abuse
At a press conference on Thursday, embattled LaLiga president Javier Tebas discussed the incident. They reiterated a racial epithet that supporters had hurled at Real Madrid star Vincius Jr. Tebas was addressing the media a few days. It was after Vinicius endured continuous racial taunts from some Valencia fans throughout a match at the Mestalla Stadium.
“We’re very conscious and very concentrated – not only in the fight against racism – in the fact that Vinícius is being the object of insults. Why? Because he’s a great player,” Tebas told reporters.
“The great players like Cristiano Ronaldo and [Lionel] Messi are the ones who received the most insults – homophobic in one case and intellectual disability in the other. Why? Because they’re great players,” Tebas continued.
“If a fan gets angry because Vini is very good, instead of saying ‘f**king Black,’ say, as the King of Spain [Juan Carlos I] said to [then Venezuela president Hugo] Chávez in his day [2007]: ‘Why don’t you shut up?.”
