2024-04-16
Germán ‘El Mono’ Burgos broke his silence about his controversial comment to Lamine Yamal during the PSG-Barcelona match in the Champions League and for which he has left his position as a commentator on Movistar +.
He made a racist comment against Lamine Yamal and paid the consequences: ‘Mono’ Burgos from Movistar+ is knocked down
The former Argentine goalkeeper gave his explanations and highlights that he resorted to “humour” without the intention of offending the Barça attacker, ensuring that he loves it as a footballer.
As a result of Burgos’ statement, the two clubs and UEFA decided to leave Movistar without interviews of the players and coaches at the end of the match in Paris, a veto that they have lifted for the return duel.
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“The comment was about the talent and skill of the footballer. People haven’t heard the full 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 still use Movistar. I’m not going to change. I went back to two producers of the program and told them: I’ll get out of the way,” Germán explained on Radio Marca.
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Furthermore, he reveals that he contacted president Joan Laporta to clarify the situation. “I sent him a message so that Yamal knew that all he wanted was to send him a compliment,” he says.
He also put himself in the foreground to imply that there was no intention to insult Lamine and that he himself has always had a nickname that alluded to his personal appearance. “If there is any director of communications or any faculty who wants to look at this issue… I just tell them that they call me ‘Mono.’ My nickname breaks everything said and manifested,” he states.
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Burgos recalled that throughout his career he has had to go through very complicated situations like most professionals. “They threw urine at me and I told them ‘I’ve already tried the golden shower, please insult me.’ There are people who don’t know me. The goalkeeper can’t leave. He is always receiving these situations. There are people who don’t know me and can take it as I say.”