Courtois Slams Mourinho Over Vinicius Racism Comments
Football • 4d ago
Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has criticised his former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho over comments made following an alleged racist incident involving teammate Vinicius Jr.
The controversy came during last week’s Champions League match in Lisbon against Benfica, where Vinicius claimed he was racially abused by Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni. The match was briefly halted for 10 minutes after Vinicius initially walked off in protest.
After the game, Mourinho suggested that Vinicius’s celebration after scoring might have provoked the abuse. Courtois, who played under Mourinho at Chelsea from 2013 to 2015, strongly rejected this view.
“The only thing that disappointed me in Mourinho was using Vini’s celebration as an excuse,” Courtois said. “You cannot justify racism over a celebr...