javier tebas cricised viniciusjuniorfor speaking out against racist abuse, saying: neither spain nor la liga is racist, it is very unfair to say that. mr tebas went on to list all the ways the league has worked to combat racism but the former manchester city player, micah richards, aays those coomments are part of the problem. it makes my blood boil. that s part of the problem. it s not just a football issue. . it s a life people go through every day. if you think, what chance do we have? 0ur correspondent guy hedgecoe has the latest on the story from madrid. three people have been arrested aged between 18 and 21, all our fans are valencia football club. we believe these are
of racism, adding before you criticise and slander la liga you need to inform yourself properly. there s been widespread condemnation of how the incident has been handled including from the brazilian government. including from the brazilian government. including from the brazilian covernment. , . , ., , government. javier tebas has tried to make himself government. javier tebas has tried to make himself the government. javier tebas has tried to make himself the victim - government. javier tebas has tried to make himself the victim in - government. javier tebas has tried to make himself the victim in all i government. javier tebas has tried i to make himself the victim in all of this. it s absolutely embarrassing the statement he s come outwith. it actually makes my blood boil. and that s part of the problem. but is actually part of the problem and it s notjust a actually part of the problem and it s not just a football actually part of the problem and it s notjust a football issue.
player micah richards said he was disgusted by tebas s comments. javier has tried to make himself the victim in all of this. it s absolutely embarrassing the statement he s come outwith. it actually makes my blood boil. and that s part of the problem. that is actually part of the problem and it s notjust a football issue. it s just the life that people go through every single day. in a further statement viniciuer has called those who ve sent him death threats as inhuman . meanwhile in his hometown of rio de janeiro, the lights at the iconic christ the redeemer statue were turned off in solidarity with the player. pele s daughter is also among those to have also lent support to the player, saying spain, la liga and real madrid should be ashamed for not standing up for him. we d had an updated
well the episode has reverberated in football around the world. here s former england international micah richards speaking about it on the bbc a little earlier. it makes my blood boil. and that s part of the problem that is actually part a football issue. it s just life that people go through every single day. you know, javier, what his actual role? is he the chair? if he thinks like that. he s the president of la liga. if he thinks like that, what chance do we have? earlier i spoke to rio based football commentator tim vickery and asked him about his reaction on this latest incident. this is been coming for it not more than months, it s been coming for years. viniciusjunior himself on social media has posted racism which his compatriot roberto carlos was victim of when he played for real madrid in 1997. and specifically
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