Dr Koketso Tsebe_CLINICAL & SPORTS PSYCHOLOGIST

MENTAL HEALTH IN SPORT<br /> <br /> LaLiga president Javier Tebas has apologised for suggesting Vinicius Junior was being<br /> &quot;manipulated&quot; when the Real Madrid winger called out racism he has suffered in<br /> Spain. The Brazil international took to social media to speak out after being abused in<br /> Sunday&#39;s game at Valencia, saying it was a problem he had endured throughout the<br /> league.<br />  Real Madrid players stepped out at the Bernabeu in No. 20 shirts ahead of<br /> their La Liga match against Rayo Vallecano on Thursday - the same squad<br /> number worn by forward Vinicius Junior who was racially abused in a match<br /> against Valencia at the weekend. The players donned the shirt to show their<br /> support to the Brazilian, who was sent off for reacting to the abuse.<br />  Vinicius was present in the stands at the Bernabeu and received a standing<br /> ovation in the 20th minute of the game against Vallecano, which he gratefully<br /> welcomed with a wave of thanks.<br />  Spain’s football federation has ordered a five-game partial stadium ban at<br /> Valencia’s Mestalla Stadium following racist abuse suffered by Real Madrid<br /> star Vinícius Jr. during the teams’ La Liga match there on Sunday.<br />  The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) also announced a fine of<br /> €45,000 (around $48,489) for the incident and rescinded the red card shown<br /> to Vinícius Jr. on the basis that the referee and video assistant officials did not<br /> take into account the actions of two Valencia players, Hugo Duro and Giorgi<br /> Mamardashvili.