After admitting he was living in a “state of shock” following the news that the former Barcelona footballer Daniel Alves had entered prison because of a complaint from a 23-year-old woman for alleged rapethe Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández tried to nuance his words.
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The historic former midfielder culé After the 1-0 win against Getafe, he apologized for his statement At the press conference where on Saturday he referred to the charges against Brazilian winger Dani Alves, who is still in custody.
“I think there was a bit of a misunderstanding about what he meant. Maybe I wasn’t too clear yesterday. It’s a pretty tricky and important topic. Of course I ignored the issue of the victim a bit and we must condemn all these acts, whoever does it,” said the 42-year-old Catalan.
“I want to express my support for the victim and all victims of this kind of violence”he said as soon as the press conference began following the win that placed his team in sole lead, and before journalists’ Question Time began.
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Moreover, he explained that It was not an “unpleasant day” following the controversy caused by the fact that he made no reference to the victim, a 23-year-old woman, at any point on Saturday. He was also widely criticized for uttering the phrase “I feel bad for Alves”, of whom he was a teammate at Barcelona and later coach.
I understand the criticism and I apologize. I hope people understand. I haven’t had a nice day. The misunderstanding hurts me. Maybe I wasn’t strong enough in my words,’ she thought.
Xavi Y alven they then met the Brazilian He arrived at the Barcelona club in the summer of 2008. Both have since coincided as players in the dressing room of the Catalan team until 2015, when Xavi left. In 2022 they simultaneously became part of Barcelona again. This time with Xavi as coach and Alves as football player.
Dani Alves’ situation is complicated: he was imprisoned without bail after the alleged assault in Barcelona
The 39-year-old Brazilian footballer, who currently plays for the Pumas de la UNAM in Mexico, was already arrested by the Catalan police upon his return to Spain
As for the Bahian’s football future, following the judge’s decision to impose a provisional prison sentence on him, His current club, the Mexican Pumas, decided to terminate his contract.
The president of the entity explained that at a press conference the termination was “for good reason”. On January 1, Alves had extended his contract with Pumas until June 30.
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