{"id":9584,"date":"2023-05-23T00:54:02","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T00:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/vinicius-jr-micah-richards-says-javier-tebas-comments-make-my-blood-boil\/"},"modified":"2023-05-23T00:54:04","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T00:54:04","slug":"vinicius-jr-micah-richards-says-javier-tebas-comments-make-my-blood-boil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/vinicius-jr-micah-richards-says-javier-tebas-comments-make-my-blood-boil\/","title":{"rendered":"Vinicius Jr: Micah Richards says Javier Tebas comments &#8216;make my blood boil&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1\">\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media story-body__media--lead\" data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$video-1\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0.0\"><noscript data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0.0.1\"\/><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--video\" data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$video-1.1\">Micah Richards says that Vinicius Jr treatment shows anti-racism measures are not working<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p role=\"introduction\" class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2\"><span data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0\">Micah Richards says La Liga president Javier Tebas&#8217; response to the racist abuse suffered by Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr &#8220;makes my blood boil&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\"><span data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\">Vinicius has been the target of racist abuse multiple times this season and the latest incident has seen him receive support from the footballing world. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">And there has been widespread condemnation of how the incident has been handled, including from the Brazilian government.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0\">After the match, Vinicius and Tebas were involved in a row on Twitter, after the Brazilian said La Liga &#8220;belongs to racists&#8221; and &#8220;in Brazil, Spain is known as a country of racists&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7\"><span data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.0\">Tebas responded by saying Vinicius twice did not turn up for a meeting to discuss what it &#8220;can do in cases of racism&#8221;, adding: &#8220;Before you criticise and slander La Liga, you need to inform yourself properly.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8\"><span data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.0\">&#8220;Javier [Tebas] has tried to make himself the victim in all this, it&#8217;s absolutely embarrassing what he has come out with in his statement,&#8221; former Manchester City and England defender <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/m001m3x0\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.$link-2.0\">Richards told BBC Radio 5 Live&#8217;s Monday Night Club<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.3\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9\"><span data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.0\">&#8220;It makes my blood boil and that is part of the problem. It&#8217;s not just a football issue, it&#8217;s a life that people go through every single day.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10\"><span data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10.0\">Real have reported the abuse towards the 22-year-old to the Spanish prosecutor&#8217;s office as a hate crime. Spanish prosecutors will now decide whether to pursue a criminal investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"story-body__crosshead\" data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$crosshead-12\">&#8216;What chance do we have?&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13\"><span data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.0\">Richards said measures to try and curb racism in the game were &#8220;not working&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14\"><span data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14.0\">&#8220;People don&#8217;t care enough and that is the problem,&#8221; he added. &#8220;If people cared they would do something about it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15\"><span data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15.0\">&#8220;It&#8217;s not about taking the knee or wearing Kick it Out shirts because it&#8217;s not working. I&#8217;m tired of having to talk about the same things that happens over and over again. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16\"><span data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16.0\">&#8220;We have spoken enough. The people who need to sort themselves out are the ones who are being racist. Until harsher punishments are delivered it&#8217;s always going to be the same.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-17\"><span data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-17.0\">&#8220;If Javier thinks like that, what chance do we have?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-18\"><span data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-18.0\">Fellow pundit and former Blackburn and Chelsea striker Chris Sutton called for Tebas to be removed from his position.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-19\"><span data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-19.0\">&#8220;When you have someone in such a\u00a0powerful position, to have a Twitter spat with Vinicius Jr, to tell him he is wrong, it&#8217;s glaringly obvious to everyone there needs to be change in that position,&#8221; he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-20\"><span data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-20.0\">&#8220;That is a starting point.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"story-body__crosshead\" data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$crosshead-21\">&#8216;It&#8217;s not football, it&#8217;s inhuman&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-22\"><span data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-22.0\">In a new social media post on Monday, Vinicius listed the instances of abuse he has suffered this season and said they were not &#8220;isolated cases&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-23\"><span data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-23.0\">&#8220;What is missing to criminalize these people? And punish the clubs sportively? Why don&#8217;t the sponsors charge La Liga? Don&#8217;t the televisions bother to broadcast this barbarity every weekend?&#8221; he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-24\"><span data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-24.0\">He added: &#8220;The problem is very serious, and press releases don&#8217;t work anymore. Neither does blaming me to justify criminal acts. It&#8217;s not football, it&#8217;s inhuman.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-25\"><span data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-25.0\">Commenting on the post on Instagram, Burnley manager and former Manchester City defender Vincent Kompany wrote: &#8220;My heart is bleeding when I see these images. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-26\"><span data-reactid=\".nm2nxdlsfq.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-26.0\">&#8220;So much has already been endured by our fathers and mothers, grandfathers and grandmothers\u2026 and still the fight is not over. Our children will not grow up in a world where discrimination and hate prevails. They will know their worth and they will never bow down to those who chose to discriminate, separate and hate. Vinicius, You Are Not Alone. We stand together and we are stronger than ever.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/65678382?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=KARANGA\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Micah Richards says that Vinicius Jr treatment shows anti-racism measures are not working Micah Richards says La Liga president Javier Tebas&#8217; response to the racist abuse suffered by Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr &#8220;makes my blood boil&#8221;. 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