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Football: Pele, Neymar back Vinicious Jr dance amid racist remarks

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Real's Vinicius Jr hits back at 'racist' celebration critic [Twitter]

Brazilian legend Pele and PSG star striker Neymar have come out openly to support rising Vinicious Junior amid racist comments Real Madrid winger received from the Spanish media for dancing after scoring in a past La Liga match.

President of Spanish football agents, Pedro Bravo while discussing the Brazilian during a live broadcast on controversial Spanish channel El Chiringuito said Vinivious must stop playing the monkey after scoring.

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