2024-04-20 18:31:58
In European football, there are countless examples of a footballer or his family members being harassed by the team. But what happened this time can be called cruel. After Barcelona‘s exit from the Champions League, Joao Cancelo‘s wife, unborn child and family members were wished dead.
Barcelona won the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League 3-2 at PSG, but lost 4-1 in the second leg. That also ended their chances of winning a trophy this season. Cancelo has come under the wrath of the fans in such a state of the team.
“People say all kinds of things,” Cancelo told ESPN. Some comments on Instagram wished for the death of my daughter, who was not born yet. They are angry at my wife, my daughter, my unborn child, everyone.’
‘The world is very cruel and we have to learn to accept it. I know how to move. But honestly, I don’t know what else to say. Wishing a child dead is a terrible thing. Behind the footballer we see on TV, we are a human being. We are all the same.’ – added Cancelo.
Barcelona fans have reason to be angry with Cancelo. In the second leg, PSG scored the third goal after receiving a penalty from Cancelo’s foul on Ousmane Dembele. That’s why this defender was picked up by analysts and media after Barcelona’s defeat.
But even if he can accept criticism in his own name, he cannot accept things like wishing the death of a family member, this 29-year-old Portuguese star, ‘criticize my performance as much as you want, no problem. But please don’t drag the family.’