The referee wrote in his post-match report that shouts of “monkey” had been directed at the player. theSun theSundaily racist Brazil football SportsNews
: Brazil said yesterday it had formally protested to the Spanish ambassador and would lodge an official complaint with authorities in Madrid over the latest incident of racist abuse directed at Brazilian footballer Vinicius Junior.
A foreign ministry source meanwhile told AFP the government had protested to Spain’s ambassador in Brazil. “The monument will have its lighting turned off as a symbol of the joint fight against racism and in solidarity with the player and with all those who suffer from prejudice in the world,” the Archdiocese in charge of the sanctuary said in a statement.
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