By Erwin Quiñonez
07 Nov 2023, 18:29 PM EST
The Argentine forward of Manchester United, Alejandro Garnacho, has emerged successfully from the investigation initiated by the English Federation (FA) for gorilla emojis that he used to refer to his teammates André Onana and Harry Maguire, in a publication in social networks.
The FA reported this Tuesday that it will not sanction the Argentine striker since he provided an acceptable explanation for the use of said emojis, and the publication was deleted after the stir it caused on social networks by those who considered this to be a racial offense. .
“The player explained to us that the use of the gorilla emoticon was to highlight the strength and power of his teammates, specifically André Onana and Harry Maguire (heroes that day), for the role they played in the victory against Copenhagen,” he said. the governing body of English football in a statement.
It should be remembered that after this controversy began, goalkeeper Onana came out in defense of Garnacho, stating that no one can tell him why to be offended or not and that the gorilla represented “strength and power” and that the matter should not escalate.
Although the FA’s decision seems justified, it has caused some controversy because in the past it has sanctioned other players for similar situations. One of the cases was the former Red Devils player, the Uruguayan Edinson Cavani, who in 2021 responded to a comment on his social networks telling a friend “thank you, little black guy.”
Another case featured the Manchester City player, Bernardo Silva, who in 2021 compared his former teammate Benjamín Mendy to a pussy. In both cases the footballers were sanctioned.
Alejandro Garnacho, 19, is a player with a lot of activity on social networks, which has led him to generate certain controversies, such as last season when his team eliminated FC Barcelona from the Europa League and issued a controversial comment by stating that ” the big team won”, something that the culés fans did not like.
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