16 Apr, 2024, 10:45 ET
Lamine Yamal's father, on Instagram: “I only ask for respect…””>Germán Burgos explained his comment about Lamine Yamal during the broadcast of the first leg of the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League in which Barcelona beat PSG 3-2.
Germán Burgos explained his comments about Lamine Yamal during the PSG-Barcelona broadcast. Getty Images
The former goalkeeper and former technical assistant of Atlético Madrid, who was fired by Movistar+ based on his statements He maintained his way of thinking and highlighted that he resorted to humor without any intention of offending the Barça forward, whom he admires.
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Following Burgos’ comment, The two clubs and UEFA decided to leave Movistar+ without live interviews of the players and coaches at the end of the match in the Parc des Princes, a decision that they already reversed for the rematch at the Montjuic Olympic Stadium.
The message for Lamine Yamal
Burgos, interviewed in Radio Marca, said that he contacted Joan Laporta, president of Barcelona, to clarify the situation. ““I sent him a message so that Yamal knew that all I wanted was to send him a compliment.”.
Furthermore, the former goalkeeper explained: “The comment was about the talent and skill of the footballer. People didn’t listen to the entire audio. As follows, the audio is an affective tone. What’s more, I break with humor. Like you David (Sánchez, host of the program) who puts humor into the program. The company has to act, nothing happens. “I went back to two producers of the show and told them ‘I’ll get out of the way.'”
Burgos and his nickname: “They call me ‘Mono'”
The Argentine used himself as an example to explain that he had no intention of offending Yamal: “If there is any communication director or any faculty that wants to look into this issue, I just tell them that They call me ‘Monkey’. My nickname breaks everything said and manifested“.
Burgos recalled that in his career as a footballer he went through complicated situations: “They threw urine at me and I told them ‘I’ve already tried the golden shower, please insult me’. The goalkeeper cannot leave. He is always receiving these situations. There are people who do not “He knows me and can take it as he says.”
The novel of Burgos’s comments added a new chapter. To be continue?