Last night the match between Real Madrid and Benfica turned ugly after Benfica's Prestianni allegedly hurled racist remarks towards Madrid's Vinicius
Prestianni in his defence said he didn't utter anything racist, even though he had to cover his mouth with his shirt, so his lips couldn't be read
For full context, Prestianni is Argentinian and historically they're one of the most racist Latino countries. When WW2 ended, a majority of Nazis escaped to that country
There's a reason why it's the only Latin country without that many black people. Even the national team, they've rarely had any black players. Messi himself, they've been many instances of him displaying racism but he's FIFA's golden boy so it's swept under the rug
Black players just need to accept that, like it or not, racism is always going to be there, it's systematic. Only thing they can do is just show up and embarass the racists on the pitch.
I couldn’t resist and really get me emotional and angry yesterday night.
Celebration is emotion.
And emotion is heartbeat of football.
So why is it suddenly a controversy when Vinícius celebrates?
That part I don’t understand.
Why does his joy seems to bother some people more than others?
He plays at the top of the game.
We all understand that he gets criticized. It comes with territory.
When you perform at the biggest stage in the world, every touch, every decision, every reaction is been under the Lupe.
That’s football.
But racism?
That’s Poison!
For me It’s a failure of character!
For those maybe needs help;
There is a clear difference between questioning a player’s tactical discipline and attacking who he is as a person.
The more expressive a player is, the more attention he will get, the more visible he becomes, and obviously the more uncomfortable insecure people can feel we know that.
Not everyone is comfortable with joy.
Not everyone is comfortable with confidence,and not everyone is comfortable watching a young, successful athlete dominate on Europe’s biggest stage without apologizing for it.
Some will never understand I think,
players who face resistance often develop a mental strength others never have build.
Vinícius is not shrinking himself anymore.
That’s why this discussion goes beyond one player.
Standing against racism in football isn’t about protecting a star.
For me it’s about protecting the integrity of the game itself!
Football should be emotional.
That’s why it makes it powerful.
But it should never slip into dehumanization!!!
It shouldn’t matter which badge you wear or which club you support, and we should be better than this.
Watch how they tried to drag the Senegalese fan out of the stands as if they were hyenas or wild dogs…
The FIFA President only condemned the action of Senegal players but never condemned the action of wild Morocco fans . Life
The Moroccans always attempting to steal opposition goal keepers towels by the Moroccan players, official, and ball boys, so they can't dry gloves is absolutely Disgraceful.👎🏾👎🏾
they did it Nigeria & Senegal. this really Disgraceful. u all should watch and see.
@ick_real Every now and again, I log on to X and find dumb questions like these. These random accoubts posting them don't do anything for my life. I'm switching off from social media. This whole thing is ridiculous.