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WILLIAMS, FIRM IN HIS FIGHT AGAINST RACISM

Iñaki Williams gives a 'stick' to Vinicius' teammates

Published:10/10/2023 - 21:40h

Updated:10/10/2023 - 21:43h

Racism unfortunately is increasingly present in LaLiga. Iñaki Williams, who has been a victim of this despicable act, shared his impressions in an interview about how this issue is in Spain and about the case of racism against Vinicius in Mestalla

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Iñaki Williams does not have objections in expressing his dissatisfaction in diverse situations, especially when it treats of racism, a subject that has affected him directly. For example, it is necessary to remember the regrettable episode in which, during a party of the Athletic against the Espanyol in Cornellá in 2020, had to bear cries of "monkey" and other grave insults.

Like answer, the Basque player did not save at all and was conclusive: "If they go back to abuse me the players of the Athletic of the Bilbao have decided that will abandon thefield . If they give us the party by stray would give us exactly the same because it will be a punch against the racism", affirmed in the program 'Universe Valdano' of 'Movistar Plus'.

The 'stick' of Williams to the mates of Vinicius in the Real Madrid

The forward of the Athletic, whose history of the difficult arrival of his parents from Ghana until Euskadi keeps it connected with his roots, took advantage of an interview with 'ESPN' to condemn again the acts of racism, doing special quotation to the regrettable controversial that lived Vinicius Júnior in Mestalla during the party against Valencia CF, and reproached the attitude of his mates of team.

Williams signalled: "it Is something that he does not have to suffer. But it does it very well because it gives visibility to all these people that have received racism and that they had appreciated that all the players of the Madrid had gone and the party had paralysed . The reaction has to be that".

"In Spain the people is clasista..."

Besides, it took advantage of the opportunity to speak on an injustice that has observed in his country of crianza, Spain, commenting: "In Spain consider that the people is clasista, because if have a lot of money as it is my case do not look the colour of the skin, but if you are a hawker yes that it looks more".

Finally, in relation with the subject of the racism, Iñaki Williams mentioned the memes and comments that arose when it arrived to Bilbao: "Many asked if a black could play in the Athletic", but expressed that it feels Basque to the equal that the rest of his mates in Lezama, concluding with: "The world is globalizando and the fans no longer surprise when seeing to a black in the Athletic".

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