For the first time in history, the Brazilian football team will wear black equipment in a friendly match against the national team of Guinea, as a symbol of resistance against racism.

Brazil will play in black for the first time in history

Brazil v Guinea will be played in Barcelona on Saturday, three weeks after Vinicius Junior was racially abused in a La Liga match between Real Madrid and Valencia.

The Seleção players will wear a black kit for the first half of the match before reverting to the classic yellow kit and blue shorts for the second half.

Football players also carry a message of protest against racism.

The president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), Ednaldo Rodríguez, has announced that racism is a priority issue for the forum he chairs, and that football must pave the way for tolerance and respect between people.

“We held a workshop to solve the problem, created a working group of 60 people who periodically meet for discussion and proposals. We are the only football federation in the world that has provided for the loss of points for acts of racism,” announced Rodríguez, the conorm of the CBF.