Chai! Naija, this one no be better gist o! Vinicius Junior don collector serious wahala after he score lone goal wey land Real Madrid di victory for Champions League wey dem play against Benfica. But rather than make we celebrate di goal, dem come dey yarn about racist attack wey one Portuguese player, Gianluca Prestianni, direct give am!
Omo, Vinicius no gree keep quiet. E take to social media talk say: ‘Racists na cowards. Dem suppose cover dem mouths with dem shirts to show say dem weak.’ Na so e fire back, because na dem tradition be this for wey dem no get any better response to di issue!
No be small paddy paddy, figures for football don stand up for Vinicius. Kylian Mbappe no carry soap hand as he say Prestianni dey call Vinicius ‘monkey’ several times, and e no shy to call di behaviour ‘unacceptable.’ Trent Alexander-Arnold chop belleful say Vinicius handle di abuse well so e show mental strength.
Alvaro Arbeloa join di matter talk say we need join hands fight this kain racism wey full football. Thierry Henry come dey spread him experience too, talk say e know wetin e dey feel when dem dey attack player wey just dey try do him best for pitch.
Wayne Rooney no gree keep quiet, e call di current racism for football ‘very sad’ as he bailed Vinicius out of any backlash about im celebration. And as for Jose Mourinho, na wah! Di man dey face heavy backlash for him statement wey sound like say him dey justify di racism! E tell say Vinicius no fit just dey provoke supporters.
But make I tell you, di koko na how FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, don yarn support for Vinicius. Him talk say we no fit allow racism, and everybody suppose take action against di perpetrator. Infantino commend di referee wey follow protocol when di matter burst for pitch, show say dem serious for this issue!
As we dey enter new era for football, everybody dey talk say dis kind behavior no suppose dey happen again. E don reach time make una stop di insults and make di game dey clean for everybody. Vinicius dem dey call di true champion of di fight against racism, and we go dey support am make e continue di good work!
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