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Prestianni admits anti-gay insult amid Vinicius racial abuse row
short by Bhuvnesh Ojha / on Saturday, 21 February, 2026
Gianluca Prestianni has reportedly informed UEFA that he called Vinicius Junior an anti-gay slur in Spanish and didn't refer to him as a monkey. Vinicius had accused Prestianni of racially abusing him while covering his face with his shirt during Benfica's Champions League playoff fixture against Real Madrid. Mbappe revealed he heard Prestianni racially abuse Vinicius five times.
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