Former South Africa striker Benni McCarthy believes Jose Mourinho should apologize for his "very wrong" comments about Vinicius Jr after the alleged racial abuse incident during Real Madrid's Champions League match against Benfica. McCarthy, who won the Champions League under Mourinho at Porto in 2004, acknowledged that emotions may have gotten the better of his former boss but stated the comments were inappropriate.
Meanwhile, Vinicius posted on Instagram saying "Racists are, above all, cowards," while Benfica denied the allegations against their player Gianluca Prestianni, who could face a minimum 10-match ban if found guilty of racial abuse. UEFA has opened an investigation into the claims.