The Controversial Actions of Alejandro Garnacho: Racism allegations and social media missteps

The publication of the controversy

Alejandro Garnacho was at the center of the scene after Manchester United’s important 1-0 victory against Copenhagen in the group stage of the Champions League. The home owner had a penalty in the last action and the Italian referee Marco Guida announced that after the shot the match was over. The Swede Jordan Larsson, who had the tie on his feet, crossed the shot, but the Cameroonian goalkeeper André Onana became a hero by rejecting the shot and saving the three points for the English team, which is third in Group A, which it leads. Bayern Munich.

The young Spanish soccer player nationalized from Argentina, who entered in the second half, had participated in the feat with a controversial intervention: he stood on the penalty spot and stuck the blocks of his boot to break the zone and complicate the execution for Larsson. The debate on the networks focused on whether it was mischief or outright cheating.

Hours after the event he was once again in the eye of the storm. The thing is that on her X social network account (ex Twitter) she published a photo of his gratitude to Onana after her key participation in the victory. The attacker added two monkey emojis, prompting a flood of messages that ranged from accusations of racism to requests for her to delete his message.

* Onana’s save in the penalty

Warned of what was happening, the forward modified his publication: he deleted the emojis and only left the image, with an epic tone, of him next to the hero of the Champions League night. However, as reported by Manchester Evening News, Garnacho could be sanctioned by the FA (Football Association) for violating its guidelines on racially sensitive posts on social media.

After a shocking emergence into the elite thanks to his ability in speed, Garnacho, who became Enzo’s father with his partner Eva García at the beginning of the month, lowered his level, something common in youth players until they reach high performance. The magnifying glass remained on some attitudes or reactions, often related to his intervention on the networks.

For example, when he was not chosen by the Argentine team for the World Cup in Qatar after the injuries of Joaquín Correa and Nicolás González, he liked a post that said “Grenacho was not called up because he is Spanish.”

Already in February 2023, when the Red Devils eliminated Barcelona and advanced to the round of 16 of the Europa League, he wrote in the bird’s former network: “The big team passes the round.” And he earned the enmity of the fans of the Catalan club, in addition to suffering new questions even from colleagues.

It is worth remembering that this would not be the first time that a Manchester United footballer has broken this rule. Edinson Cavani, current Boca Juniors footballer, was banned for three games in 2020 for writing “Thank you Negrito” on Instagram to a friend who congratulated him for scoring a goal wearing the Red Devils shirt. Although he accepted the suspension, the forward clarified that he did not have any racist intention in his post.

The former Valencia and PSG deleted his message and issued an apology; Even the English institution defended him, explaining that the word was used in a friendly tone and that it has a different connotation in South America than in the United Kingdom, but finally he was suspended and had to pay a fine of 100,000 pounds sterling. The FA said it was an “aggravated offence” because it “included reference, whether express or implied, to color and/or race and/or ethnicity”. origin”.

“I apologize if I offended anyone with an expression of affection towards a friend, nothing could be further from my intention. Those who know me know that my effort always seeks the joy of the simplest! I appreciate the countless expressions of support and affection, my heart is at peace, because I know that I always expressed myself with affection according to my culture and way of life. “I send you a sincere hug,” she said at the time.

2023-10-26 17:44:00
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