What happened at Mestalla with Vinicius goes a step further. Following the events of Sunday, the Real Madrid player's communication agency issued a furious statement in which they accuse Spain of being incapable of understanding that the star of their League is not white.

"This is nothing more than another reflection of what has been seen throughout this season of LaLiga, in which it has become clear to the entire world that in all of Spain, they do not accept the role of a young black man. They do not accept that the most decisive and relevant athlete in LaLiga is a young black man", according to the statement.

That is the second paragraph of a statement that begins with these facts: "During the match between Valencia and Real Madrid, we have witnessed scenes of generalized, intentional and already institutionalized racism, which are among the most disgusting in the football history. Three years after the world was shocked by a video in which George Floyd was brutally immobilized, today, the entire world has witnessed an event in which Vinicius has been immobilized in a cowardly, violent and unacceptable way during an argument."

The conclusion of the statement is a direct dagger pointed at the heart of LaLiga: "LaLiga's hidden approval to all this discrimination was for months a message to all Spaniards, that they do not want to have the best, if they are black. Blacks, In LaLiga, they are only accepted if they are coadjuvants, and that, Vini will never be. Neither on the field nor outside of it".