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REAL MADRID'S VINÍCIUS NAMED UNESCO GOODWILL AMBASSADOR

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 * Rodrigo Faez

Feb 2, 2024, 10:05 AM ET
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Real Madrid's Vinícius Júnior has been named a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for
his charity work promoting education in Brazil, the UN agency has announced.

UNESCO's director general, Audrey Azoulay, visited Madrid's training ground on
Friday for a ceremony to formally convey the forward's nomination to the
honorary position.

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UNESCO -- the United Nations agency responsible for promoting peace, development
and human rights -- said the role was in recognition of the player's efforts
through his Vini Jr Institute, which has worked with disadvantaged children in
Brazil since 2021.

"Vinícius Júnior isn't just an exceptional football player, he has also from a
very early age been committed to promoting equal opportunities through education
in Brazil," Azoulay said.

"He's a role model for a generation, and UNESCO feels honoured to have him as
one of our Goodwill Ambassadors."

Vinícius Júnior is the second Brazilian footballer after Pele to be name
a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images

"Receiving this invitation to be an UNESCO Ambassador at the age of 23 is more
than an honour, it's a victory and a responsibility that I'll carry for life,"
Vinicius said. "Of course I want to be remembered as a great player, but also as
a citizen, who made an effort to do something different.

"I've fought for education since I was 19, and my Institute is growing month by
month in Brazil. With the power of UNESCO, we're going to have an impact
worldwide."



The Vini Jr Institute is a charity which works to give access to schooling to
Brazilian children and teenagers from disadvantaged neighbourhoods, using sport
to incentivise them to continue their studies.

Vinícius -- who has repeatedly suffered racist abuse from opposition fans during
his time playing for Real Madrid -- has also campaigned against racism,
launching an anti-racism campaign in Brazil in November last year.

Last October, he received the Ballon d'Or Socrates Award for his humanitarian
work in Brazil.

Vinícius' appointment is the second time that a Brazilian footballer has been
named a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, the agency said, after Pelé, who died in
2022.

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