Benfica alleged a “defamation campaign” had been launched on their player as the club dramatically doubled down on denials of racism towards Vinícius Júnior.

Vinicius scored a maginifcent goal in Real Madrid's Champions League playoff match with Benfica before being the subject of an alleged incident of racist abuse.

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Google may share more about Android 17, XR, Aluminium OS, and new Gemini features over the two-day event.