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Vinesius Jr. Subject to Racism in La Liga

Vinesius Jr. was subject to racial abuse during a match against Valencia on Saturday. The game was paused in the 70th minute when Vinesius tried to draw the referee's attention to racist chanting from the crowd. It ended up getting quite heated in the stadium amongst the players, because I think the players were trying to stop Vinesius from retaliating with the crowd. And you could tell that he was quite upset by what was happening there. He said that La Liga as a league is racist and that in Spain, racism is a major problem. But it almost seems even more heightened that in Vinesius Jr., they have one of the most talented best players in the world

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