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Former Paraguayan goalkeeper José Luis Chilavert called Vinicius Jr. a ‘shit’ and told him that “football is for men” after the Brazilian winger burst into tears when asked if he had been the target of racist abuse in recent years.
During a press conference ahead of Brazil’s friendly against Spain on Friday, Vinicius said the abuse was “very sad” and “happened in every game.”
He was asked why he thought he was being singled out and subsequently broke down crying and added: “Sometimes I feel less and less like playing, but I want to keep fighting.”
Videos of the Brazilian crying during the interview have circulated on the Internet, in which Chilavert criticizes the Real Madrid winger on X (old Twitter).
‘Bread and circuses, he is the first to insult and attack rivals. Don’t worry, football is a man’s thing,” wrote the 58-year-old former goalkeeper.
Vinicius Jr. broke down in tears when asked about racism at a press conference on Monday.
José Luis Chilavert responded by calling Vinicius ‘shit’ and said that ‘football is for men’
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Chilavert made 74 appearances for Paraguay between 1989 and 2003, representing his team at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups. He also played for Real Zaragoza and RC Strasbourg during his career at the club, winning the French Cup with Strasbourg in 2001. .
In May 2023, Vinicius was subjected to racial abuse by fans at Valencia’s Mestalla stadium, and LaLiga imposed lifetime bans on three spectators.
Valencia were fined £39,000 and ordered to close part of their stadium for five matches following abuse directed at the Brazilian.
The club later strongly condemned the behavior and wrote: “it has no place in football and does not correspond to the values of Valencia CF and our fans.”
Spanish police also arrested four people after Atlético Madrid fans hung an effigy of Vinicius from a bridge.
The winger has already denounced racist abuse on several occasions, in particular stating last year that “LaLiga belongs to racists.”
On Monday he said: “It’s a very sad thing what happens in every game of mine.” It’s not just me and it’s not just in Spain, it’s all over the world.
‘I receive many insults while the racist is free; He is not punished. Every day that passes I feel more and more sad about it. But I keep fighting because they have messed with me.
Chilavert, 58, (pictured) made 74 appearances for Paraguay during his international career.
During the press conference, Vinicius defiantly said that although he has “less and less desire to play”, “he will continue fighting”
Chilavert also wrote: ‘Bread and circuses, he (Vinicius) is the first to insult and attack rivals’
“I fight so that in the near future it doesn’t happen to anyone else.”
Regarding whether he had considered leaving Spain, Vinicius said: “I have never thought much about leaving because if I leave here I am going to give the racists what they want.”
Earlier this month, Vinicius returned to the Mestalla stadium with Real Madrid and celebrated the goal in front of the stands where he had allegedly received racist insults last year and raised his fist to the sky in an act of defiance.
After the match, he posted a message on social media stating that “the fight continues.”
Vinicius struck a defiant pose after returning to the Mestalla stadium for the first time since receiving racial insults there last season.
Vinicius Jr. posted two photos of the celebration after the game on social media, writing “the fight continues.”
Vinicius took to social media after Madrid’s game against Valencia last season and said: “I will go to the end against the racists.”
Despite that, multiple reports have emerged this month that the Real Madrid star has once again been the target of racist insults. Reports claimed that Vinicius was “racially abused by young fans” while he took part in a friendly match with schoolchildren in Morocco.
LaLiga also opened an investigation after a ‘boy allegedly made a racist comment’ to the extreme calling him a ‘monkey’.
