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Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20240604 01:25:00

Reminiscent of a lynching, from a bridge in madrid injanuary. the abuse has sparked outrage in brazil. the brazilian government switched off the lights illuminating rio s statue of christ the redeemer to show their support for the athlete. they have also requested a meeting with officials in madrid. in a tweet, la liga president javier tebas criticised viniciusjuniorfor speaking out against racist abuse, saying, neither spain nor la liga is racist, it is very unfair to say that. mr tebas went on to list all the ways the league has worked to combat racism. but former manchester city player micah richards says the president s comments are part of the problem. it makes my blood boil. and that s part of the problem. that is actually part of the problem, and it s not just a football issue. it s just life that people go through every single day. you know, javier tebas, what s his actual role? is he the chairman? if he thinks like that. he s the president of la liga. and if he thinks like t ....

Government , Abuse , Support , Officials , Meeting , Statue-of-christ-the-redeemer , Lynching , Bridge , Outrage , Athlete , Madrid , Madrid-injanuary

Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20240604 04:18:00

After he was grabbed around the neck. the spanish football federation says they lifted the suspension after watching the footage back. meanwhile, police in spain have arrested three valencia fans suspected of hurling racist insults at the real madrid player. police have also detained four people suspected of hanging an effigy of vinicius, reminiscent of a lynching from a bridge in madrid injanuary. the abuse has sparked outrage in brazil, with the government the lights illuminating rio s statue of christ the redeemer to be swutched off to show their support for the footballer. they have also requested a meeting with officials in madrid. in a tweet, la liga president ....

Police , Fans , Spanish-football-federation , Spain , Valencia , Footage , Suspension , Neck , Insults , Three , People , Real-madrid

Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20240604 03:23:00

After he was grabbed around the neck. the spanish football federation says they lifted the suspension after watching the tape back. police in spain have arrested three fans of valencia football club suspected of hurling racist insults at the real madrid player during the game. police have also detained four people suspected of hanging an effigy of vinicius, reminiscent of a lynching, from a bridge in madrid injanuary. the abuse has sparked outrage in brazil. the brazilian government switched off the lights illuminating rio s statue of christ the redeemer to show their support for the athlete. they have also requested a meeting with officials in madrid. police have started digging near a reservoir in portugal, in the long running investigation into the disappearance of madeleine mccann. the arade dam is 50 kilometres from where the british toddler went missing in praia da luz 16 years ago. german police are leading the operation looking for evidence to link her disappearance to christia ....

Fans , Police , Spanish-football-federation , Tape , Suspension , Neck , Valencia-football-club , Spain , Three , Government , Abuse , People

Transcripts for BBCNEWS Politics Live 20240604 10:23:00

People suspected of hanging an effigy of vinicius, reminiscent of a lynching from a bridge in madrid injanuary. the abuse has sparked outrage in brazil with the government ordering the lights illuminating rio s statue of christ the redeemer to be switched off to show their support for the footballer. they have also requested a meeting with officials in madrid. in a tweet, la liga president javier tebas cricised viniciusjunior for speaking out against racist abuse, saying. tebas went on to list all the ways the league has worked to combat racism, but, the former manchester city player, micah richards. says those coomments are part of the problem. it makes my blood boil and that s part of the problem, that is actually part of the problem, is not just a football issue. it s just the life that people go through every ....

People , Government , Abuse , Viniciusjunior , Effigy , Statue-of-christ-the-redeemer , Outrage , Reminiscent-of-a-lynching-from-bridge-in-madrid-injanuary , Lights-illuminating-rio , Brazil , Support , Footballer

Transcripts for BBCNEWS The Daily Global 20240604 18:31:00

Spanish league. this is the player, brazilian international, viniciusjunior, who reported what he said was racist abuse while playing for real madrid against valencia on sunday. the game was paused, before continuing. after the match, vinicius, who has been the target of racist abuse several times during this season, said that the spanish top division, la liga, belongs to racists. la liga s president responded by saying that the player had twice not attended meetings to discuss what the organisation could do saying. that comment led to criticism and an outpouring of support in brazilfor vinicius, including this moment, when the lights illuminating rio s statue of christ the redeemer were switched off as a gesture of support. brazil s government has requested urgent meetings with officials in madrid over the matter. ....

Real-madrid , Brazilian-international , Abuse , Game , Spanish-league , Valencia , On-sunday , President , Brazilfor-vinicius , Racist , Times , Spanish