Raphinha Accuses Disneyland of Racism After 'Disgraceful' Incident
Barcelona forward Raphinha has appeared to accuse workers at Disneyland Paris of discriminating against his child.
Raphinha, 28, is currently on international duty with Carlo Ancelotti’s Brazil. The Barcelona man started in the South American side’s 3-0 World Cup qualifier victory over Chile at the Maracana on Friday.
He will also likely feature during the side’s fixture against Bolivia in El Alto on Wednesday before returning to Barca duty ahead of next weekend’s La Liga clash with Valencia.
However, despite being thousands of miles away from Europe, Raphinha recently took to social media and appeared to accuse workers at Disneyland Paris of discrimination.
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The 28-year-old posted several photographs of his infant son to social media and described the park’s employees as a “disgrace”.
Raphinha wrote on Instagram: “Your employees are a disgrace. You shouldn’t treat people like that, especially a CHILD. You’re supposed to make children happy, not snub a child.
“I prefer to say it was snubbing, to say nothing else. You’re a disgrace.
“I understand the fatigue of those who work there but why were all the white children embraced and my son wasn’t?
“He just wanted a ‘hi’ and a hug. Lucky for you, he doesn’t understand. I hate you @DisneylandParis.”
SPORTbible has contacted Disneyland for comment.
Raphinha has been vocal about being a victim of racism throughout his football career.
During a Barca match against Real Valladolid back in 2023, after being substituted, he showed fans an undershirt emblazoned with the words “Whilst the colour of skin is more important than the colour of eyes, there will be war” as a show of support for Brazil teammate and Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior, who has suffered racism on multiple occasions during his time with the La Liga club.
Vini then took to social media to thank his compatriot for his support.
Speaking via Barcelona’s official website after the match, Raphinha said: “Nothing ever changes, and some important people need to take action in the matter. It happens in every game and we have to change things, and those in charge have to change."
In November 2024, Raphinha and Barca teammate Lamine Yamal were once again subjected to racist abuse during Barca’s 4-0 El Clásico victory against Real.
Spanish Police later confirmed that three arrests were made “for racist insults aimed at two footballers”.
Topics: Brazil, Barcelona, Raphinha, Vinicius Jr, Real Madrid
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