Ferdinand tags Ronaldo, Messi among other stars to defend Vinicius against racism

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Ferdinand spoke about Vinicius' current situation in La Liga. EFE

Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand also sent a message of support to Real Madrid striker Vinicius, who received racist insults in the match against Valencia in La Liga. "I see pain, I see disgust, I see him needing help," he wrote on Instagram.

Vinicius was once again the victim of racist insults from the rival fans, something that has been happening throughout the season in La Liga. He faced off with home supporters and pointed directly to one after racist insults during the second half.

The Brazilian has received many messages of support after what happened at the Mestalla stadium and Rio Ferdinand also wanted to support the Real Madrid striker.

"Bro you need protecting... who is protecting Vinicius in Spain? He receives a red card after being choked and receiving racial abuse during the game. How many times do we need to see this young man subjected to this sh*t? I see pain, I see disgust, I see him needing help... and the authorities don't do sh*t to help him," he began.

"People need to stand together and demand more from the authorities that run our game. No one deserves this, yet you are allowing it. There needs to be an unified approach to this otherwise it will be swept under the carpet again," Ferdinand wrote on Instagram.

Moreover, the Manchester United legend tagged several football stars such as Erling Haaland, Cristiano Ronaldo, Leo Messi, Marcus Rashford, Kylian Mbappe to join the cause and defend Vinicius.