Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham spoke about racism in the world of football.
This worries me. People my age probably don’t want to touch on this topic because it’s controversial. I’m sure if I looked at the messages I’ve received in the last 24 hours, I would find racial slurs.
I have thick skin now, but I have become more aware after seeing how it can affect others. Personally I’ve seen this happen to some guys who didn’t score in the European Championship final (we’re talking about the missed penalties by Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka – ed.). It was hard to watch, very sad. This affected them greatly. Every day people deal with this kind of thing.
I have a platform and I want to continue to say out loud that this behavior will not be tolerated. The other day there was another incident with Vinicius. If you are a famous footballer you cannot remain silent. And I will never shut up.
