Vinicius Júnior was present at a hearing in Spain
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0The cases of racism suffered by Vinicius Júnior gained a new chapter this Thursday (05). At a hearing in Spain, the attacker revealed by Flamengo gave a statement in court and also heard unusual and prejudiced phrases from the accused's lawyers.
The hearing took place in the city of Valencia, but Vinicius Júnior was present via videoconference from a of the courts in Madrid. In the session, lawyers for the three Spaniards accused of racism said that the Real Madrid (ESP) striker “is called a monkey because he is a provocateur”, according to information from ESPN Brasil.
Vinicius Júnior confirmed in a statement that heard shouts of “mono” — “monkey” in Spanish — uttered by Valencia (ESP) fans in a game on May 21, in the Spanish Championship. Furthermore, the Brazilian, accompanied by lawyers from Real Madrid and LaLiga, admitted that he feels motivated when he plays away from the Santiago Bernabéu. The athlete's team of lawyers, in fact, also makes it clear internally that they will pursue all cases of racism against the Flamengo boy in court.
A team of fans who practiced racism against Vini Jr, Valencia spoke out about the case. In an official note published on its own website, the club accuses the Brazilian of spreading “unfounded lies” and also asked the attacker to publicly recant.
“In light of the information published about the alleged statement made in court by the player of football Vinicius Jr., stating that the entire Mestalla Stadium hurled racist insults at him during the game between Valencia CF and Real Madrid CF last season, the Club wishes to express its surprise, rejection and indignation.
As the Coach Carlo Ancelotti himself publicly acknowledged, in no case can the behavior be generalized to the entire Mestalla Stadium.
The Club is fully aware of the seriousness of this matter. Racism has no place in football or in society, but it cannot be combatted with fallacies or unfounded lies. This issue requires everyone's involvement, and Valencia CF understands that it must be scrupulously precise and responsible in these types of demonstrations.
Valencia fans cannot be classified as racist, and Valencia CF demands that Vinicius Jr. publicly rectify his alleged statement this morning.”
Teams face each other next Thursday in the Libertadores quarter-finals
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0The Peñarol (URU) team was excited from the beginning of the trip to Rio de Janeiro, where they will face Flamengo, in the quarter-finals of the Libertadores. In addition to cheering the players on the flight towards the 'Marvelous City', the Uruguayans posted a montage of Christ the Redeemer with the club's flag.
As soon as they landed on Rio de Janeiro soil, the Uruguayan club published an image of a of the city's main tourist attractions. In addition to the photo, the team wrote the following message: “Peñarol em Rio”, alluding to Rock In Rio. Afterwards, a video showing the arrival of the athletes at Galeão Airport was also published.
Peñarol reached the quarterfinals of the Libertadores after beating The Strongest (BOL) in the round of 16. In the first game, the Uruguayan team defeated their opponent 4-0. On the way back, the Bolivian team even won by a score of 1-0, however, it was not enough to take away the classification of Diego Aguirre's men.
Before the game against Flamengo, Peñarol played in the Championship Uruguayan. On Saturday (14), Rubro-Negro's opponent beat Rampla (URU), by a score of 4 to 0. Given this situation, they remained undefeated in the national tournament.
And the red- black?Flamengo is coming off a bitter draw with Vasco on Sunday (15), however, they will have reinforcements for this Thursday's duel (19). Recovered from a thigh injury, De La Cruz is back in the team. In addition to the Uruguayan, Alex Sandro, Alcaraz and Gonzalo Plata were registered in the competition and, as a result, will be included in the clash.
Eduardo Paes uses his social network profile to deny the article
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0Last Tuesday, the candidate for re-election for mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, denied the journalist Ancelmo Gois, from Globo. In a post on Instagram, the mayor informed that the city hall will be responsible for removing the megastructure on the gas meter site, different from what was reported. Furthermore, he guaranteed that Flamengo will have its new stadium, with the best conditions and security.
The news published by Ancelmo informs that Flamengo would have to pay R$100 million to remove a large gas structure present on land acquired by the club, which is owned by CEG and CEG-Rio, which are companies that are part of the gas concessionaire Naturgy.
According to the article, the companies were informed that Flamengo is the responsible for bearing the expenses, as provided for in one of the annexes to the land purchase and transfer contract. The clause, however, does not have a specified limit.
Paes stated that the values for the transfer of the structure are different from what was pointed out in the article by Ancelmo Gois. Furthermore, it exempted Flamengo from any responsibility, and that the city hall has been planning to remove it for years.
“They are making me defend @flamengo more than I would like: let it be clear that this is not the The cost of this transfer and when it happens will be the responsibility of the city of Rio, which knows that this structure cannot be in an area that is already receiving so many residential buildings. It's been in our plans for a long time! Flamengo will have its new stadium there in the gasometer with all the quality and safety that the region demands and deserves. Period!”, published the mayor.
Striker should be the next Golden Ball of the season
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0One of the main targets of criticism in the bad phase that the Brazilian team is facing is Vini Jr. Without being able to apply the football he parades in Real Madrid, the former Flamengo player was analyzed by his coach Carlo Ancelotti, who commented on why the athlete played poorly at the service of Brazil.
In a press conference before the game against Real Sociedad in LaLIga, the Italian coach assessed Vini's moment not only in the national team, but also in the club, and reiterated the importance of the star in the team Spanish.
“Vinícius is not at his best, but he continues to be very important for us. He was decisive in the European Super Cup, for example. He hasn't scored goals like we're used to seeing, but we're in no rush about that: the team scores and he's important, he always gives everything he can. In Brazil, it's a general problem, because the team isn't playing its best football. Here we remain enchanted with him, no one can forget that we won two Champions Leagues with him”, declared Ancelotti.
Nominated, and perhaps the favorite to win the best player in the world awards, in the National Team, Vini Jr has numbers discreet. Since his debut, there have been 35 games played and only five goals scored.
Ancelotti comments on Vini Jr's possible move to SaudiBeyond the moment of Vini Jr, another point discussed by Ancelotti at the press conference was a possible transfer of the youngster to Arab football. Rumors suggest that Vini could be the player with the highest salary in the history of sports if he accepted the offer.
However, despite the buzz in the press, Ancelotti claims that he knows and talks to his players, and that nothing reached his ears about the matter.
“I don't know if this offer really arrived. I speak to all the players, but we never spoke to Vinícius about this offer. He won't lose his idea of what he has to do because of things that come from outside”, said the coach.
In the current season, Vini Jr has already played five games, with one goal and three passes to goal.
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