Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, has declared that they will collaborate with Vinicius Junior, a winger for Real Madrid, in their efforts to eradicate racism.
Vinicius Junior, a Real Madrid winger, will spearhead FIFA’s newest anti-racism initiatives, which the organization claims would ensure that “there will be no more football with racism in it.”
Vinicius will collaborate with FIFA on anti-racism initiatives
Vinicius has endured a number of racial assaults during La Liga games, including a recent instance involving Real Madrid and Valencia, where the game had to be paused due to abusive chants by Los Che supporters toward the Brazilian defender.
Following the incident, the 22-year-old winger expressed his outrage and criticism of LaLiga’s handling of it and previous situations involving him on social media.
Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, supported Vinicius on that moment and has since included the Brazilian star in the organization’s initiatives to address the racism issue.
Vinicius and Infantino discuss racism policies at their meeting
Infantino stated that he had spoken with Vinicius ahead of Brazil’s friendly match against Guinea on Saturday, which is planned to be used as part of a Brazilian FA anti-racism campaign. Infantino hoped that Vinicius and other Brazilian players could assist FIFA in developing stricter penalties for racially charged incidents.
Infantino stated in a statement to Reuters, “I invited Vinicius to lead this group of players that will present harsher sanctions against racism that will subsequently be put into place by all football authorities across the world.
“We must learn what the gamers require in order to function in a secure atmosphere. We take it very seriously.
To put a stop to the issue of racism in football once and for all, “we will apply very severe and strong consequences. We can no longer put up with racism. I felt I had to personally discuss it with Vinicius as FIFA President.
FIFA wants to take effective action that will finally alter how these occurrences are handled in all of its member countries, not only in Spain.