Pele and Neymar have given their support to Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior after a Spanish agent told him to "stop playing the monkey".
Vinicius was on target in the win over Real Mallorca and celebrated by running to flag and enjoyed a little dance.
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The president of Spanish football agents Pedro Bravo was not pleased with the Brazilian's celebration and told him to 'stop playing the monkey'
Neymar and Pele have both come out in support of their countryman after Bravo's racist remarks.
The Paris Saint-Germain star wrote on Instagram, "Dribble, dance and be you! Happy just the way you are. Go for it my boy, next goal we dance!"
Pele also took to twitter to encourage the Los Blancos winger to keep on dancing.
O futebol é alegria. É uma dança. É uma verdadeira festa. Apesar de que o racismo ainda exista, não permitiremos que isso nos impeça de continuar sorrindo. E nós continuaremos combatendo o racismo desta forma: lutando pelo nosso direito de sermos felizes. #BailaViniJr pic.twitter.com/yCJxJEAn4a
— Pelé (@Pele) September 16, 2022
Football is joy. It's a dance. It's a real party. Although racism still exists, we will not allow that to stop us from continuing to smile. And we will continue to fight racism this way: fighting for our right to be happy," he tweeted.
Vinicius will be back in action on Sunday evening as Los Blancos and Atletico Madrid lock horns in the first Madrid derby of the season.
