'I'm not going to stop' - Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior hits back at racist abuse and vows to keep dancing

Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior says he will continue celebrating his goals by dancing and accused his critics of being upset by ‘the happiness of a victorious black Brazilian in Europe’ in response to racist comments made by a Spanish football agent. Pedro Bravo, the president of the Spanish agents’ association, was asked about Vinicius’ celebrations on Spanish television on Thursday, and said Vinicius ‘has to respect (his) mates and stop playing the monkey’. Ad The comments sparked a backlash against Bravo and a flood of support for Vinicius from Brazilian football greats like Pele and Neymar.

Champions League‘We were worried’ – Ancelotti relieved after Real Madrid ‘suffer’ to win over Celtic06/09/2022 AT 21:57 “They say happiness is annoying. The happiness of a victorious black Brazilian in Europe bothers much more,” Vinicius wrote on Instagram. “But my desire to win, my smile and the twinkle in my eyes are much bigger than that.

You can't even imagine. “I was a victim of xenophobia and racism in one statement. But none of that started yesterday.

Weeks ago, they started criminalising my dancing. Beckham queues for over 12 hours to see Queen lying in state Ramsey goal helps Villa squeeze past Southampton Arteta says 'every door, every window' open for Wenger return to Arsenal “Dances that are not mine. They belong to Ronaldinho, Neymar, (Lucas) Paqueta, (Antoine) Griezmann, João Felix, Matheus Cunha… Brazilian funk and samba artists, reggaeton singers, and black Americans.

“They are dances to celebrate the cultural diversity of the world. Accept it, respect it. I’m not going to stop.” Bravo has since apologised for his comments, saying he used the expression ‘metaphorically’ as a way of expressing that Vinicius was