{"id":293065,"date":"2023-10-26T01:28:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T01:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=293065"},"modified":"2023-10-26T01:28:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T01:28:23","slug":"barca-apologises-for-spokesman-claiming-vinicius-deserves-a-slap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/barca-apologises-for-spokesman-claiming-vinicius-deserves-a-slap\/","title":{"rendered":"Barca apologises for spokesman claiming Vinicius &apos;deserves a SLAP&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Barcelona apologises for club spokesman&#8217;s tweet claiming Vinicius Jnr &#8216;deserves a SLAP&#8217; and denying that the Brazil star had suffered racist abuse &#8211; with Blaugrana&#8217;s director vowing: &#8216;this will not happen again&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mikel Camps deleted the tweet after making light of abuse suffered by player\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Brazil international was once again targeted during a match against Sevilla\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow Mail Sport&#8217;s new Champions League WhatsApp channel for all the breaking news\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Barcelona have apologised for a tweet from one of its spokesman making light of the racism suffered by Vinicius in last weekend\u2019s game between Real Madrid and Sevilla.<\/p>\n<p>Mikel Camps took to social media during Real Madrid&#8217;s 2-1 win against Braga on Tuesday night to post a later-deleted tweet which read: &#8216;It&#8217;s not racism, he deserves a slap for being a clown. What do these unnecessary and meaningless stepovers represent in the center of the field?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The comment came after Vinicius suffered incidents of racist abuse in the away draw at Sevilla with the Spanish club congratulated by the player for swift action in banning one of the spectators responsible.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona director Rafa Yuste said on Wednesday: \u2018If Vinicius is listening to me, I tell him that this will not happen again. Even if it was a slip of the tongue it shouldn\u2019t have happened. It was an unfortunate tweet.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The comments should diffuse a tense situation between the two clubs going into Saturday\u2019s Clasico. After making it nine points from nine in the Champions League coach Xavi does not need distractions from a rogue spokesman.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/21\/77002051-12672733-image-a-39_1698266266003.jpg\" height=\"429\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mikel Camps (far right) targeted Vinicius Jnr in a now-deleted tweet on Tuesday evening<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/21\/77002047-12672733-image-a-40_1698266272189.jpg\" height=\"144\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The tweet appeared to deny that the player had suffered racist abuse and said that he needed a slap for &#8216;being a clown&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/21\/77002063-12672733-image-a-41_1698266280009.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Vinicius featured for Real Madrid during Los Blancos&#8217; Champions League match versus Braga\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018If he deleted it then that\u2019s that,\u2019 said the Bar\u00e7a coach. \u2018We want a Clasico with fair play and mutual respect and I will not be doing anything to increase tension.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>His team beat Shakhtar Donetsk comfortably thanks to goals from Ferran Torres and Fermin Lopez.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I feel very comfortable with Xavi,\u2019 said Fermin who might even have played himself into the manager\u2019s Clasico starting XI with his goal and performance. \u2018I feel very comfortable either on the left or on the right. I&#8217;ve always been very small, but I have good timing. You never expect things to work out so well, but I&#8217;ve worked all my life for this.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Joao Felix hobbled off but Xavi confirmed that it was a knock that was unlikely to keep him out of the Clasico.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona were missing Jules Kounde, Pedri, Frenkie De Jong, Raphina and Robert Lewandowski in the 2-1 win and only the Polish forward is expected to return on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Xavi said: \u2018If we bring back one of the injured players for Saturday it will be a positive but we will not force anyone.\u2019<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/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-12672733\/Barcelona-apologises-tweet-Vinicius-Jnr.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Barcelona apologises for club spokesman&#8217;s tweet claiming Vinicius Jnr &#8216;deserves a SLAP&#8217; 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