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After a commentator said he should stop "doing the monkey"- Vincius responds: 'I repeat, racist, I won't stop dancing!'

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Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr releases powerful statement in response to vile 'monkey' slur.[Twitter]

Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior called out the haters of his goal celebrations as racist and insisted he will keep on dancing.

Spanish sports talk shows have been discussing the appropriateness of his celebrations, and a commentator on television said he should stop "doing the monkey."

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