Arbeloa and Courtois call on Uefa to take stand against racism after Vinícius incident

Feb 24, 2026 - 16:30
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Arbeloa and Courtois call on Uefa to take stand against racism after Vinícius incident
  • Courtois: ‘This a moment for football to end these things’

  • Real Madrid meet Benfica in second leg on Wednesday

Alvaro Arbeloa and Thibaut Courtois have called on Uefa to take a genuine stand against racism and change football following the alleged racist abuse of Vinícius Júnior by Gianluca Prestianni during Real Madrid’s Champions League playoff first leg at Benfica last week, with Arbeloa imploring the governing body to go beyond “just slogans” as the two teams prepare to meet again.

Courtois, meanwhile, also expressed his disappointment with José Mourinho for linking the incident to Vinícius’s celebration of the only goal of the game in Lisbon and insisted suggestions that Prestianni’s defence might be that he instead used a homophobic slur would be “just as bad”. Continue reading...

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