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Spanish TV channel apologizes for comments that prompted boycott by Barcelona and PSG players

Thu, Apr 11, 2024
Soccer News (AP)

MADRID (AP) - Spanish broadcaster Movistar Plus+ apologized Thursday for an "unfortunate" comment about soccer star Lamine Yamal that prompted a boycott by Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain after their Champions League match.

Players from both teams did not talk to reporters from the pay TV platform after Barcelona's 3-2 win at PSG on Wednesday.

The protest came after former Atletico Madrid player and assistant coach German "Mono" Burgos said that Barcelona's Yamal could work "at a traffic light" if things didn't go well for him in soccer. The comments were made over images of the 16-year-old Yamal juggling a soccer ball with his feet ahead of the match in Paris on Wednesday.

Burgos issued a statement apologizing and saying he didn't intend to offend Yamal. He said he made a joke to praise the player's skills, and that the comment was not related to ethnicity or social class.

Movistar said in a statement that it "condemns any type of discrimination and won't allow this type of comment" by anyone. It said it will take measures to stop it happening again.

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