UEFA will not use the Vinicius Law

Once the World Cup of the United States, Canada and Mexico; It is not at all clear whether the Vinicius Law. The rule established by FIFA last April that involves the expulsion of a player when he covers his mouth to address an opponent. Norm that has meant two expulsions so far in the World Cup event. First was the Paraguayan Miguel Almiron and the second was a few days ago the Ecuadorian Piero Hincapié.

The one who is sure not going to use it and keep it in its competitions is UEFA. This has been stated in the last few hours in a statement. Both in their club competitions such as the Champions League, Europe and Conference League. Nor in their national team competitions. And he will not do it because he considers that it seriously violates the freedom of expression of the players.

It is worth remembering that it is a rule that the IFAB decided to approve last April, on the recommendation of FIFA itself; as a consequence of what happened in the so-called “Prestianni case” when the Benfica player addressed Vinicius with his mouth covered in the Benfica-Real Madrid Champions League match. The Brazilian from Real Madrid denounced that it was a racist insult, while the Argentine defended that he called him a “faggot.” As a consequence of this, on April 24, UEFA sanctioned him with six games for homophobic and non-racist insults, failing to prove that they were racist. Three of them are conditioned and are subject to a two-year trial period and another has already completed it in the second leg of the same tie at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. Well, UEFA has no intention of bringing this rule to its competitions.