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Colin Millar

Gabriel Jesus uses Arsenal celebration to pay tribute to Vinicius Jr after racist slur

Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus dedicated his goal celebration against Brentford to Brazil international teammate Vinicius Junior in the wake of the Real Madrid forward being targeted by racist abuse.

Vinicius, 22, has vowed to keep his goal dancing celebrations as they show "the happiness of a black Brazilian in Europe", with his celebrations similar to those of his fellow Brazilian stars over the years – including international teammate Neymar.

The Real Madrid forward was targeted with a racist slur by agent Pedro Bravo, who said during an El Chiringuito discussion of the Brazil international that "in Spain, you have to respect rivals and stop playing the monkey."

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