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Jose Mourinho Slammed for Comments on Alleged Racial Attack Towards Vini Jr
Jose Mourinho defended Benfica and criticized Vinicius Jr's provocative celebration, sparking widespread backlash amid UEFA's investigation into alleged racial abuse during the Champions League match.
- Jose Mourinho suggested that Vinicius Junior incited crowd racism with his goal celebration.
- Benfica did not show empathy for Vinicius Junior, who was allegedly racially abused, and only complained about facing a "defamation campaign".
- Vinicius Junior had every right to want to leave the pitch after the alleged racist abuse, and UEFA must thoroughly investigate before imposing punishment.
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Jose Mourinho sounded like he was victim blaming - but Vinicius Junior needs empathy over alleged racist abuse
The Brazilian, one of football's superstars, was allegedly racially abused more than once during a Champions League tie between Real Madrid and Benfica in Lisbon.
Miguel Delaney: Ignore Jose Mourinho’s disgraceful response – there should be no confusion over Vinicius Jr’s racism allegations
On a night of chaos in Lisbon, when numerous competing claims were made and we still actually have to wait for an investigation on the incident involving Gianluca Prestianni, one issue should never be confused or obfuscated.
Shame on Jose Mourinho for his despicable gaslighting of Vinicius Jr
The difficulty we face in the fight against racism, former Liverpool icon John Barnes holds, is not tackling the racists themselves. They are effectively lost to us. The problem is persuading those who believe themselves not to be racists that they also inflict hurt and damage in their responses to it, effectively giving the prejudiced licence to abuse. I give you Jose Mourinho. I give you Mark Clattenburg. I give you the Benfica comms departmen…
Mourinho and Benfica under fire after Real Madrid’s Vinicius alleges racism
Real Madrid’s 1-0 win at Benfica in the UEFA Champions League was marred by further allegations of abuse aimed at the Spanish club’s Brazilian international Vinicius Junior.The 25-year-old forward, who has 45 caps to his name and will lead Brazil’s attack at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, has been the victim of a series of instances of racist abuse, with 18 legal complaints filed against racist behaviour targeting him since 2022.Recommended Stories …
Football pundits rally against Jose Mourinho after Benfica and Real Madrid racism controversy
Jose Mourinho has faced fierce backlash following his response to Vinicius Jr's racism allegation during last night's Champions League playoff encounter between Benfica and Real Madrid.The Portuguese manager, who was dismissed during the match, drew widespread condemnation after suggesting the Brazilian forward bears some responsibility for racist incidents he encounters."There is something wrong as it happens in every stadium where Vinicius pla…
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