Brazil's soccer group wore black shirts as an alternative of yellow for the primary time ever in a stand in opposition to racism.

During a pleasant in opposition to Guinea in Barcelona on Saturday, the Brazilian group performed your entire first-half in darkish colors - and took the knee earlier than altering again into their brilliant kits.

It comes after participant Vinicius Jr was targeted with racist abuse when Real Madrid took on Valencia at a Spanish league sport in May.

The 22-year-old Brazilian-born participant was handed a crimson card for violent conduct through the sport at Valencia's Mestalla floor after changing into enraged and declaring supporters taunting him from the stands.

Real Madrid subsequently lodged a hate crime complaint with Spanish prosecutors after their 1-0 defeat. The crimson card was later rescinded by the Spanish soccer federation (RFEF).

Valencia were ordered to shut the Mario Kempes south stand, the place the alleged abuse occurred, for 5 matches and have been fined €45,000 (£39,000) by the RFEF.

The incident on 21 May was not the primary time Vinicius - or these near him - had been racially abused whereas enjoying in La Liga, the latest of which allegedly focused Vinicius's buddy earlier than the match at Espanyol's stadium on Saturday.

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President of the Brazilian Football Confederation, Ednaldo Rodrigues, mentioned: "The struggle in opposition to racism, against the law that should cease all over the world, can also be why we're right here.

"That's also why our national team played the first half of the match in black. And today, once again, another criminal was publicly exposed."

Both Brazil and Guinea additionally posed in entrance of a banner that learn "with racism, there is no game".

Spanish police arrested three people in Valencia in reference to racial slurs hurled on the Brazilian ahead after the sport in May.

Back in February, a 20-year-old fan was fined €4,000 (£3,420), banned from stadiums for a yr and had his membership to Mallorca soccer membership revoked for 3 years after one other incident the place Vinicius was the goal of racial abuse.

Real Valladolid additionally suspended 12 season ticket holders whereas investigating alleged verbal abuse in opposition to the participant.