{"id":8935,"date":"2026-02-18T15:22:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T15:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/sports\/kick-it-out-accuses-mourinho-of-gaslighting-over-vinicius-jr-abuse-remarks\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T15:22:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T15:22:43","slug":"kick-it-out-accuses-mourinho-of-gaslighting-over-vinicius-jr-abuse-remarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/sports\/kick-it-out-accuses-mourinho-of-gaslighting-over-vinicius-jr-abuse-remarks\/","title":{"rendered":"Kick It Out accuses Mourinho of \u2018gaslighting\u2019 over Vinicius Jr. abuse remarks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u25ba Subscribe to Sky Sports News: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/SkySportsNewsSub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/SkySportsNewsSub<\/a><br \/>\n\u25ba Watch Sky Sports: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/BuySkySports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/BuySkySports<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sanjay Bhandari, Chairman of Kick It Out spoke with Sky Sports News after Vinicius Junior walked off the field after allegedly being racially abused by Benfica player Gianluca Prestianni during the Spanish side\u2019s Champions League win in Lisbon.<\/p>\n<p>Anti-discrimination charity Kick It Out has accused Jose Mourinho of gaslighting for his response to Vinicius Junior\u2019s allegations of racist abuse.<\/p>\n<p>A Kick It Out statement said: \u201cWhen anyone reports discrimination in football, or anywhere, the first priority is that they are listened to and feel supported.<\/p>\n<p>#SkySportsNews #SkySports <\/p>\n<p>\u25ba For the latest developments on this story: <a href=\"https:\/\/qrcode.skysports.com\/skysports\/topstories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/qrcode.skysports.com\/skysports\/topstories<\/a><br \/>\n\u25ba For the latest transfer news: <a href=\"https:\/\/qrcode.skysports.com\/skysports\/TransferCentre\" target=\"_blank\" 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