As public debate about racism in Spanish soccer hit a boiling point after complaints from Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jr, players at grassroots soccer clubs saw racism in sports as a lesser problem than in their everyday lives
"I find it more in real life: in schools, with children, in discos, it usually happens a lot," said Adrian Alpanez, a 23-year-old Black Spaniard who plays for AE Ramassa, a fourth-tier regional club in Catalonia based in Les Franqueses del Valles, 40 km from Barcelona.
Mohamed Cherif Khaled, who hails from western Sahara, said he did not see Spain as a racist country, but added: "There are racists in Spain, yes."
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