The recent match between Argentina and Brazil was supposed to be an exciting thriller between two of the best soccer teams in history. However, the off-pitch activities were merely a distraction from the main game; they were controversial, to say the least. Brazil winger Rodrygo and the national team president were attacked with racial slurs on social media after the game. Consequently, the Brazilian soccer federation, CBF, has decided to escalate the matter to the law.

The arrival of social media has been seen to be causing increased incidents of name-calling and shaming. But an even bigger concern is that users tend to get away by trying to harm the morale and rights of an individual. The recent incident called for action immediately by the Brazilian Federation.

CBF plans to take action against perpetrators abusing Rodrygo and Brazil’s soccer President

Even though the abuses may come online, they still have a huge impact on the target person. After dealing with issues for a long time, CBF has decided it’s high time to deal with them more severely. On Friday, the federation announced that it would file a complaint against the authors of such messages according to reports. The statement given by them mentions they “suffered violent racist attacks throughout this week. Such attacks compared Brazilian players and fans to monkeys. In addition, the crimes also affected the president of the CBF, Ednaldo Rodrigues.”

Rodrygo was involved in a spat with Lionel Messi, who called him a coward during the game. Lionel Messi retaliated by calling him a coward, and they are the World Champions. The spat led to division among fans, with many of them resorting to abuse on social media.

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Both Rodrygo and the national team president, Ednaldo Rodrigues, were attacked and abused with slurs. The slurs were comparing the targets, including the fans, to monkeys. The federation also said that it is committed to taking action every time such things occur.

Brazil vs. Argentina game to receive further probe

The Brazilian board has issued a statement saying that it will spare no one when such things happen. The game was filled with issues from the beginning. The police at the Marecana Stadium used batons on the Argentinian fans. Two fan bases were going against each other in the stands when police had to intervene.

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Consequently, FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings to probe more into the issue. The match started after a delay of 30 minutes as Messi and the team chose to walk out. Two federations have been put under the scanner. The teams may face fines or other sanctions if found guilty.