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Courtois Slams Mourinho Over Vinicius Racism Comments

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Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has criticised his former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho over comments made following an alleged racist incident involving teammate Vinicius Jr.

The controversy came during last week’s Champions League match in Lisbon against Benfica, where Vinicius claimed he was racially abused by Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni. The match was briefly halted for 10 minutes after Vinicius initially walked off in protest.

After the game, Mourinho suggested that Vinicius’s celebration after scoring might have provoked the abuse. Courtois, who played under Mourinho at Chelsea from 2013 to 2015, strongly rejected this view.

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“The only thing that disappointed me in Mourinho was using Vini’s celebration as an excuse,” Courtois said. “You cannot justify racism over a celebration.”

Courtois also revealed that the Real Madrid team was ready to walk off the pitch in solidarity. “It was Vinicius who decided we should continue playing. If he decided to walk out, we would all have walked out,” he explained.

The goalkeeper expressed full support for Vinicius. “I believe Vini 100 per cent. He never, ever accused any rival player of racism in the past. He 100 per cent heard him say it. Racist insults, homophobic insults, and any offensive insults have no place in the football stadium or anywhere.”

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Meanwhile, Prestianni has been given a provisional one-match ban by UEFA and will miss Wednesday’s return game. The Benfica player denies the racism claim, reportedly stating he used a homophobic slur instead, while the club says he covered his mouth during the incident.

Mourinho, who was sent off during the first leg, will also miss the return fixture at the Bernabeu and will not attend pre-match media duties.

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Major star claims his relationship is an upgrade from other WWE couples

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A popular WWE Superstar made a massive claim about his real-life relationship. He compared his relationship to that of Seth Rollins & Becky Lynch and CM Punk & AJ Lee.

The star in question is former WWE NXT Champion Trick Williams. He is engaged to fellow SmackDown star Lash Legend. The couple recently made an appearance on Wake Up Barstool.

The host asked the duo what it would take for them to be the number one power couple in professional wrestling, with the likes of Seth Rollins & Becky Lynch and CM Punk & AJ Lee already being there. Trick Williams came up with a cheeky response claiming that he and Lash Legend were like an upgraded version of the other WWE couples.

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“Shout out to [CM] Punk, AJ [Lee], Seth [Rollins], Becky [Lynch]. But you ever put your phone down on the nightstand, and that thing updates overnight, and then you pull it out the next day, and you’re like, ‘Whoa, I didn’t know that my phone could do all this. Look at all these upgrades. Wow, this phone is better today than it was yesterday.’ That’s what happens when you get Trick and Lash,” Williams said.

You can check out his comments in the video below:

WWE Superstar Trick Williams recalled the time Lash Legend friend-zoned him

During a recent interview with SPORTbible, Trick Williams opened up about a hilarious conversation he had with Lash Legend back in the day when they were not dating.

The Anointed One recalled how he got nervous while approaching Lash Legend and forgot what he had planned to say to her. However, he still told her that they could be together. Williams added how Legend turned him down and friend-zoned him instead.

“So, I see her. She’s getting out of her Mercedes-Benz and everything. So I walk up and say, I don’t know what happens, like, as soon as I got to her, I had, like, this great promo in my head that I was gonna drop on her, but as soon as the moment of truth happened, like, no words was coming out. I was like, ‘So, yo Lash, I don’t know if everybody else saying it, but you and me together good.’ And then she friend-zoned me so quick. She was like, ‘Yeah, I heard people saying that, but nah you my homie for real,’” Williams said.

Both Trick Williams and Lash Legend have already impressed fans with their impressive performances on WWE’s main roster. It will be interesting to see what the future holds for the beloved wrestling couple.

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If you use any quotes from the first half of this article, please credit Wake Up Barstool with an H/T to Sportskeeda Wrestling for the transcription.