By Gura Garcia
Until now, it has not been possible to forget the recent case where Lamine Yamal had to live an unfortunate moment in his young career, after a comment that was out of place in the eyes of many by Germán ‘El Mono’ Burgos in what was prior to the match they played in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals League between Fútbol Club Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain.
What did ‘Mono’ Burgos say?
“If it doesn’t go well, it ends up at a traffic light. “Football is like life,” was the Monkey’s phrase. after the Spanish footballer of Moroccan descent was doing some juggling and tricks with the ball in the middle of a warm-up session before starting the game. These statements cost the former Argentine goalkeeper his job as a commentator on Movistar +.
The match ended with a score of 3 goals to 2 in favor of the Catalan team and after the samefrom the press department of the Blaugrana entity they warned the Movistar+ signal that the protagonists of the meeting had not in the least planned to make any type of statements since they felt totally offended by the words of ‘Mono’ Burgos, something which consequently the Paris Saint Germain team also did.
“I wish I had had this boy’s ability. It was a comment without trying to hurt anyone.. It’s something we talk about football, nothing more. IF anyone felt offended, I am sorry and I apologize publicly because the truth is that this was not the intention. “Sometimes you go into a joke, you get into trouble, and in these times you have to adapt to everything and that’s what we’re in,” were Burgos’ apologies, which apparently were not enough or were not valued from the deepest part of the person. culé locker room directed by Xavi Hernández.
Xavi defended the young Lamine
In a press conference, the coach and legend of the Barcelona team gave his opinion. A journalist asked him the following: “How is Lamine Yamal after Mono Burgos’ racist, disgusting and condemnable comment and the subsequent laughter? What do you think too and how is Lamine taking into account everything that she generated around this? Xavi was forceful when it came to responding and said the following: “You said it, disgusting and condemnable, well that’s it. With you completely and Lamine is fine, he is calm and he is happy. There is no need to talk more.”
Movistar+ launched a press release to express its apologies
“Due to the unfortunate comments of one of the Movistar Plus+ collaborators In the preview of the UEFA Champions League match between PSG-FC Barcelona regarding the Barça player Lamine Yamal, the platform publicly apologized. Movistar Plus+ condemns any type of discrimination and will not allow this type of comments from any of the workers or collaborators linked to the platform. After what happened, the platform will adopt the appropriate measures to guarantee that these events do not occur again.” After that, ‘Mono’ Burgos was immediately fired.
Burgos spoke again on social networks
El Mono also shared a text on his social networks to explain in depth what he had done and the reason for it: “I make this statement reiterating my apologies for my words on yesterday’s program. “It was not my intention to harm Lamine Yamal, the people of FC Barcelona, the players, UEFA, or the Movistar Plus+ platform where I work.”
“When making my comment I chose to make a joke about quality and flatter the virtues, in no case It was about no ethnicity or social class. After spending so many years in football, I am excited to see the young youth players. I especially admire the amount of new talent that Barça is bringing out because I believe that quality always triumphs in the end.”
“I am a pro-camera coach and in all the teams I have been on I have been concerned. for taking young people to train with the first team. I apologize to anyone who was offended by my comment. My intention was not to disparage Lamine Yamal, quite the opposite. Football unites everything and everyone, that is why it is the best sport, since it does not discriminate based on sex, race, religion, disability, age or sexual orientation. This is what I believe! See you in football!”
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