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Florentino Pérez meets with Vinicius regarding racist abuse

Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez met with Vinicius Jr. to show his support for the player after he suffered attacks of racial abuse.

After Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr. became the victim of yet another racist attack during their loss to Valencia on Sunday, Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez met with the player to extend his support.

In the meeting, Pérez informed Vinicius of the steps the club is taking to defend him in the midst of all this targeted hate. They have already reported the incident to the Attorney General’s Office, filing a report with the Prosecutor’s Office against hate crimes and discrimination.

Follow along with our live reactions and updates from the Vinicius Jr. incident.