"I cannot speak about an incident where an investigation is ongoing. I won't speak about that incident. What I would say is when you see a player upset, how Vinicius Junior was upset, normally they're upset for a reason. I've been racially abused myself. I know people who have been racially abused. What people have to understand is when you are judged for something that you should be proud of, it is the worst feeling you can ever possibly imagine."
"I need to, as manager of this unbelievable football club, make my statement on it. If any player or any coach or any manager is ever found guilty of racism, they shouldn't be in the game. It's as simple as that for me. Again, it's context. What I would say is regardless how a player celebrates, race should never come into it."
Vinicius Junior left a Champions League match after alleging racial abuse by Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni, who denies the allegation and faces a potential 10-game UEFA ban if found guilty. Benfica described the claim as a smear campaign. Jose Mourinho appeared to suggest Vinicius provoked the incident with a goal celebration. Rosenior declined to comment on Mourinho's remarks because an investigation is ongoing, but said upset players usually have reason and spoke from personal experience of racial abuse. Rosenior insisted racism is unacceptable in football and called for lifetime bans for anyone found guilty, while refusing to pre-judge the case.
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