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Daily Mirror
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Tom Victor

Barcelona boss Xavi disagrees with Pep Guardiola on racism in Spain amid Vinicius Jr abuse

Barcelona manager Xavi has given his thoughts on the racism storm in Spanish football, explaining he sees things differently to former team-mate Pep Guardiola.

Guardiola had previously expressed his doubts that racism in Spain was likely to improve any time soon. The Manchester City manager made the claim after the abuse of Vinicius Junior in Real Madrid's defeat at Valencia made Europe-wide headlines.

He said he was "not optimistic" for the future, having seen what he has seen during a long career as a player and manager in Spain before managing elsewhere on the continent. However, Xavi - who played alongside and under Guardiola at Barcelona - made clear he sees things differently.

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