# Madrid Players Confronting Hate "Stop Playing Right When Racism Is Repeated"
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Spain's prestigious Real Madrid players agreed to stop playing and leave the ground immediately if racist acts against Vinicius Junior recurred on the soccer field this season.

Vinicius stressed in an interview on "CNN" on the 29th that the only way to completely root out racism on the football field is to stop playing and said, "I will leave the stadium straight away because we need to change the current situation where racism is prevalent quickly."

"Other players in the team are also frequently talking about racism, and they are saying that if racist behavior occurs again on the soccer field, they should leave the stadium immediately," he said.

Vinicius has suffered considerably from racism in the stadium. In May 2023, three supporters who made monkey calls at Vinicius during a league game at Valencia's Mestilla Stadium were arrested. They were sentenced to eight months in prison and banned from football for two years, making them the first to be punished for racist acts on a football field in Spain.

Vinicius said, "I already feel a lot of difference in Spain. Maybe some fans are still racist, but they are afraid to show themselves in public places such as on a football field. Those parts will slowly reduce racism. You can't drive out racism right away, but it's meaningful in that it's changing the culture of Spain."

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