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Reply | š“ The Championship today
at 17:36 13 Apr 2024
Leicester LĆØeds and Ipswich doing their best not to go up automatically.
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Reply | Discrimination ?
at 17:34 12 Apr 2024
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'Traffic light' remark against Barca's Lamine Yamal: Spanish TV station fires pundit
German Burgos offered an open apology on social media
PTIĀ Updated: April 11, 2024 19:46 IST
Barcelona's Lamine Yamal | AP
Spanish TV station Movistar Plus+ have fired analyst German Burgos after Barcelona and Paris St Germain refused to give interviews to the network following a comment about Barca's Lamine Yamal ahead of Wednesday's Champions League match.Ā
Movistar Plus+ earlier on Thursday apologised to winger Yamal after Burgos, a former Argentina goalkeeper and assistant manager at Atletico Madrid, said "if (professional football) doesn't go well for him, he could end up at a traffic light." The comment, which has been interpreted as a reference to people who stand at traffic lights asking drivers for money, sparked outrage and led to both teams refusing to give interviews to the Spanish rights holder after the match.The remark by Burgos was made as 16-year-old Spanish international Yamal, who was born in Spain to Moroccan and Equatorial Guinean parents, did kick-ups during the warm-up and the programme host praised the teenager's skills.
After Barcelona's 3-2 win in the quarter-final, first leg in Paris, on-field reporter Ricardo Sierra told viewers UEFA, Barca and PSG were "extremely angry" with Burgos's remark and had said no members of either team would speak to the network in protest. Burgos then apologised saying that "sometimes humour gets you into trouble" and the 54-year-old later posted a more extensive apology on his social media stressing his "intention was not to denigrate Lamine Yamal, quite the contrary."
Movistar Plus+ on Thursday said they would take "appropriate measures to ensure that such events do not recur" before issuing another statement saying they would "immediately cease their collaboration agreement" with Burgos and warn the programme's presenters. "Movistar Plus+ condemns any kind of discrimination and will not allow this type of comment from any of the employees or collaborators linked to the platform," the TV broadcaster said.
Yamal has become an important part of the Barca and Spain forward line, breaking several records at a young age. Last year he became Barcelona's youngest debutant in an official match and Spain's youngest international and goalscorer, among other records. On Wednesday he also became the youngest player to appear in a Champions League quarter-final.
Burgos' remarks will further fuel the debate swirling around racism in Spanish football, with 16 incidents of racist abuse against Real Madrid's Brazil winger Vinicius Jr reported to Spanish prosecutors by LaLiga in the last two seasons. |
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Reply | Forest docked 4 point
at 08:50 20 Mar 2024
News at Ten reporting Man City have 100 outstanding charges.
They must have very expensive lawyers. [Post edited 20 Mar 8:51]
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Thread | Man Utd steal Swans chant
at 17:17 18 Mar 2024
Heard several times yesterday v Liverpool
You Manc B@***** to Rashford etx
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Reply | Have you ever
at 10:00 16 Mar 2024
Today is going to be a good day! |
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Thread | Player of the year so far?
at 17:13 10 Feb 2024
For me Rushworth.
Special mention Patterson and Cullen.
Onwards and upwards now
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Reply | Linekerā comments yesterday
at 12:20 29 Jan 2024
I think in his way he was complimenting him.
Did he used to play in a Young Farmers Club league?
I used to ! š
I thought it was funny and didn't take offence |
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