{"id":295710,"date":"2023-11-01T10:24:39","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T10:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=295710"},"modified":"2023-11-01T10:24:39","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T10:24:39","slug":"vinicius-jr-is-again-compared-to-pinocchio-by-local-valencia-newspaper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/vinicius-jr-is-again-compared-to-pinocchio-by-local-valencia-newspaper\/","title":{"rendered":"Vinicius Jr is again compared to Pinocchio by local Valencia newspaper"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Vinicius Jr is again compared to Pinocchio by local Valencia newspaper as they accuse the Real Madrid star of LYING about being racially abused and that it&#8217;s &#8216;unfairly harming the image&#8217; of the club and the fans at the Mestalla<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Vinicius Jr testified at the trial of three fans accused of racially abusing him\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Valencia have refuted the suggestion the entire stadium was being racist<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Vinicius Jr has again been accused of lying about being racially abused and compared to Pinocchio by a local Valencia newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>The Real Madrid star was abused during the LaLiga match at Valencia&#8217;s Mestalla Stadium back in May and he pointed out the fans making the discriminatory comments in the stands.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Brazil international Vinicius testified at the trial\u00a0of three fans who were accused of racially abusing him last month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Valencia released a statement after the player gave his testimony, demanding Vinicius rectify his &#8216;unfounded lie&#8217; that Valencia fans are generally racist. While local paper\u00a0<span>Super Deporte <\/span>superimposed Pinocchio&#8217;s nose on a picture of the player<span>\u00a0last month.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The same newspaper have again hit out at the 23-year-old, in a headline which reads: &#8216;Very fed up with Pinocchio.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/01\/09\/77260793-0-image-a-4_1698829961048.jpg\" height=\"786\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Vinicius Jr has again been compared to cartoon character Pinocchio by a Valencia newspaper who say &#8216;his lies continue to harm&#8217; the club and its supporters at the Mestalla Stadium<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/01\/09\/77260695-0-image-a-2_1698829832270.jpg\" height=\"449\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Vinicius accused Valencia supporters of making monkey gestures and noises during the LaLiga match at Mestalla on May 21<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/01\/09\/77259235-0-image-a-3_1698829866018.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian testified at the trial of three fans accused of racially abusing him last month<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Underneath the headline they continued: &#8216;Vinicius&#8217; show and his lies continue to unfairly harm the image of Valencia CF and all its fans.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Children&#8217;s character Pinocchio, a wooden puppet, is known for his long nose, which grows whenever he lies.<\/p>\n<p>There have also been a number of recent incidents, with Vinicius praising Sevilla for acting swiftly to eject and report a fan to authorities for allegedly racially abusing him last month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>LaLiga meanwhile are investigating allegations of racial abuse directed at the Brazilian during Saturday&#8217;s El Clasico victory over Barcelona.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the time of the Valencia match in May, Vinicius was sent off for violent conduct, a punishment that was later rescinded, while Valencia were handed a partial stadium ban and \u00a340,000 fine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The club released a statement after the player gave his testimony last month demanding Vinicius rectify his &#8216;unfounded lie&#8217; that Valencia fans are generally racist.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;As coach Carlo Ancelotti himself publicly acknowledged, in no case can the behaviour be generalised to the entire Mestalla stadium,&#8217; the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The club is fully aware of the seriousness of this matter. Racism has no place in football or in society, but it cannot be fought with fallacies or unfounded lies.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/01\/09\/77260687-0-image-a-1_1698829807389.jpg\" height=\"796\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Super Deporte last month superimposed Pinocchio&#8217;s nose onto a picture of the Brazilian<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/01\/09\/77260995-12696789-image-a-21_1698830378661.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>LaLiga are investigating claims that Vinicius was racially abused against Barcelona\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This issue requires the involvement of everyone and Valencia CF understands that it must be scrupulously precise and responsible in this type of demonstrations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The Valencia fans cannot be classified as racist and Valencia CF demands that Vinicius Jr. publicly rectify his alleged statement this morning.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Super Deporte\u00a0last month said Vinicius had &#8216;taken his lie to the limit&#8217; and accused him of &#8216;committing perjury&#8217; during his testimony &#8216;when he claims that the entire stadium uttered racist insults against him.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>They then attempt to refute the player&#8217;s claims by saying video footage of the fans had been doctored so they were saying &#8216;monkey, monkey&#8217; rather than &#8216;fool, fool.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>After the match in May, Vinicius posted an Instagram story which saw him state that &#8216;racism is normal in LaLiga&#8217; and that &#8216;the championship that once belonged to Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Cristiano, and Messi, now belongs to racists&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Valencia were quick to identify the supporters currently on trial in Madrid, but continue to move focus away from all fans at the stadium that day.<\/p>\n<p>After receiving their stadium ban, which saw a stand closed for five matches, the club sought an appeal, and the stand was only closed for three in total.<\/p>\n<p>Valencia called the sanction &#8216;unfair and disproportionate&#8217;, and head coach Ruben Barajas said that the time that he would fight against &#8216;smears&#8217; on the club and its fanbase.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12696789\/Vinicius-Jr-compared-Pinocchio-local-Valencia-newspaper-accuse-Real-Madrid-star-LYING-racially-abused-unfairly-harming-image-club-fans-Mestalla.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vinicius Jr is again compared to Pinocchio by local Valencia newspaper as they accuse the Real Madrid star of LYING about being racially abused and that it&#8217;s &#8216;unfairly harming the image&#8217; 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