Paul Pogba backs Vinicius Junior and calls for action to tackle racism in football - 'Nothing has changed'

Paul Pogba has spoken out in support of Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior and called for players to “find a real solution” to racism “by ourselves”. Vinicius was sent off during a 1-0 defeat to Valencia on Sunday after being subjected to racist abuse from fans. Ad It was not the first such incident the Brazilian has suffered, and he criticised La Liga afterwards as being a league that “belongs to racists” and where “racism is normal”.

La Liga'These episodes of racism can’t happen' declares Ancelotti as Vinicius Jr. hits out at La LigaYESTERDAY AT 21:13 Juventus and France midfielder Pogba issued a strong response to the incident on social media on Tuesday. “It's not the first time, it won't be the last either,” Pogba wrote on Instagram.

“But we must never let that pass again. We have so many examples and I think we all agree today that nothing has changed since then. “Bananas, animal noises, songs against us? It's mental illness and I think we all agree that neither ads nor slogans will change these people.

“If I've learned one thing this year, it's that when someone has a black heart, nothing and no one can change that. “If the institutions don't want to find a real solution, let's try to do it by ourselves, for ourselves. Vinicius Junior full support bro”.

Vinicius responded to Pogba’s post, writing: “We will fight for those who come next”. Ancelotti blasts La Liga's 'racism problem' after Vinicius abuse from fans 'These episodes of racism can’t happen' declares Ancelotti as Vinicius Jr. hits out at La Liga The 22-year-old, who joined Real Madrid from Brazilian side Flamengo in 2018, has repeatedly been targeted with racist abuse during his time in Spain.