"Gianluca Prestianni's suspected racist remarks against Vinicius Junior in Benfica's Champions League playoff against Real Madrid shook the footballing world and saw many different reactions to the sad event. Vincent Kompany was asked to give his opinion on the incident in the press conference ahead of Bayern Munich's match against Eintracht Frankfurt and that he did in an eloquent twelve minute speech. It is transcribed here."
"After the match, reporters looked to follow up on the speech by asking Kompany about what reactions he saw, who contacted him (did Mourinho talk to him after Kompany said the Portuguese coach had made a mistake in his handling of the incident?) and does he hope that other famous people in the world will use their position to be positive role models and use their voice like Kompany did?"
Gianluca Prestianni's suspected racist remarks toward Vinicius Junior provoked widespread shock and reactions across football. Vincent Kompany was asked about the incident at a press conference before Bayern Munich's match against Eintracht Frankfurt and gave an eloquent twelve minute speech that was transcribed. The speech was widely shared on social media and covered by many news outlets, renewing attention on the issue in a welcome way. Reporters later asked Kompany about who had contacted him and whether others, including Mourinho, had spoken, and whether famous people should use their voice as role models. Kompany said he had already said everything, described his comments as spontaneous and honest, and declined to add more, calling the day a time for positive football.
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