Rodrygo calls out racial abuse following Brazil defeat

Brazilian football player Rodrygo spoke out about racial abuse that he was subjected to, following Brazil’s 1-0 defeat against Argentina at the World Cup qualifiers.

“Racists are always on duty. My social networks were invaded with insults and all kinds of nonsense. It’s there for everyone to see!”The Real Madrid player wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, highlighting comments of banana and monkey emojis that flooded his social media.

“If we don’t do what they want if we don’t behave as they think we should, if we wear something that bothers them, if we don’t lower our heads when we are attacked if we occupy spaces that they think are theirs alone, racists take action with his criminal behavior. Their bad luck. We will not stop,” the player continued.

The Brazilian Football Confederation condemned the racist actions and reiterated its commitment to tirelessly work towards “eradicating the disease of racism from football.”