Dani Alves a Brazilian defender who currently plays for Spanish League outfit Barcelona claims he is a victim of racial abuse in Spanish football, and sadly has to learn to just live with it while on the pitch.

This was revealed in an interview with publication Folha de Sao Paulo. He also adds that he refrains from lodging an official complaint because he would rather to distance himself from the incidents.

The 27-year-old was subject to racial taunting during the derby clash with Espanyol in April 2010, but Alves claims that the problem is more widespread, saying: “I have lived with a lot of racism in Spain. Unfortunately, I have had to learn to deal with it. Fans insult me and call me ‘monkey’. At first I was quite shocked, but now I do not give it importance.

“My family also feels sad when I am a victim of racist chanting, but I attempt to distance myself because I feel those fans are uneducated. The situation is uncontrollable in Spanish stadiums.

“It will never end, although the Spanish league clubs have to do something about it in order to eradicate it from the pitch.”