Barcelona coach Javi Hernandez, leader of the Spanish Football League, issued an apology a day after his statements as he appeared to be supporting his former Brazilian teammate Dani Alves, who has been arrested since Thursday following allegations of sexual assault. misinterpreted what I wanted to say about Dani Alves. Maybe I wasn’t specific enough and it’s important to explain what I said.”
“This is a very sensitive topic, and yesterday (Saturday) I forgot to mention the victims. We need to condemn all these types of actions, whether it’s Danny or anyone else. My apologies to the victim, victims of sexual violence and such violence.”
The former midfield maestro admitted that what he said was “an inappropriate comment”. On the eve of the match, Xavi said he was “shocked” and “surprised and shocked” by the allegations of sexual abuse against Alves by a 23-year-old girl. “I feel sorry for him,” he added, not talking about the alleged victim.
Mexican club Pumas expelled the 39-year-old veteran defender after a Spanish court ordered him to be held without bail in Barcelona on Thursday. Alves, who played eight seasons at Barcelona from 2008 to 2016, made a brief return to the Catalan club under Xavi (2021–2022).
