Vinícius Júnior said he and his Real Madrid teammates are prepared to walk off the pitch if he faces more racist abuse from fans in LaLiga this season.
The Brazil international has been targeted by opposition supporters on multiple occasions, including at Valencia’s Mestalla Stadium in May 2023.
That incident eventually saw three fans jailed earlier this year, in what LaLiga said was the first guilty verdict of its kind in Spain.
However, Vinícius has also suffered racist abuse at Barcelona, Mallorca, Real Valladolid, Pamplona and Sevilla, as well as around derbies with Madrid’s rivals, Atlético Madrid.
In an interview with CNN published on Wednesday, Vinícius said he and the team would act differently if faced with another situation like the one in Valencia, when the game was temporarily suspended after he identified fans in the crowd who had abused him.
“In the club, we talk about it more often,” Vinícius said. “Not just me, but all [the] players said that if that happens, the next time everyone has to leave the field, so that all of those people who insulted us have to pay a much bigger penalty.