{"id":318891,"date":"2026-02-18T15:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T15:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/racists-are-cowards-vinicius-junior-alleges-abuse-from-benfica-player\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T15:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T15:00:10","slug":"racists-are-cowards-vinicius-junior-alleges-abuse-from-benfica-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/racists-are-cowards-vinicius-junior-alleges-abuse-from-benfica-player\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Racists are cowards&#8217; &#8211; Vinicius Junior alleges abuse from Benfica player"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/gBNJfvUngUc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'Racists are cowards' - Vinicius Junior alleges abuse from Benfica player\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gBNJfvUngUc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid&#8217;s match against Benfica was delayed for 10 minutes after one of the Madrid players was allegedly subjected to racial abuse.<\/p>\n<p>Vinicius Junior went to the referee to claim he had been racially abused by Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni &#8211; later posting that &quot;racists are cowards&quot;. He also had a heated argument with Benfica&#8217;s head coach Jose Mourinho. Prestianni has denied making a racist remark.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid&#8217;s match against Benfica was delayed for 10 minutes after one of the Madrid players was allegedly subjected to racial abuse. Vinicius Junior went to the referee to claim he had been racially abused by Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni &#8211; later posting that &quot;racists are cowards&quot;. 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