Valverde is considered one of the most prominent stars of Real Madrid and the Uruguayan national team / Getty)
Federico’s reply Valverdeplayer Real Madrid The Spaniard, for the great criticism that followed him in recent days for not appearing in the photo of the gathering of Uruguayan President Luis Alberto La Calle with the players of the national team, as he was accused of deliberately not appearing in the protocol photo.
The Real Madrid star defended his position, saying that there was a misunderstanding that led to this situation, recalling all his sacrifices for success with his country, through a post on his account on the social networking site “Instagram”.
Valverde wrote: “I’ve never gone out to speak before, because I thought I didn’t have to explain my actions on the football pitches, but after several days where I received a lot of criticism, I feel obligated to sit down and write, almost tears in my eyes.“.
“I was always a calm and disciplined young man, I never raised my voice, I never had a problem with anyone. Whenever I can, I try not to care about it, simply for one reason: I live only for football.”“.
During the last match with Uruguay, Fede Valverde was causing controversy. The Uruguayan president wanted to take a picture with the team, and Valverde bent down to put on his socks while taking the photo. pic.twitter.com/Df5wLNYJDg
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And he added: “This time, football cheated on me. It’s true that I straightened my socks while taking the picture, but I wasn’t paying attention. I was in the match, and I was just in my head playing football. I left Uruguay when I was a kid, but I haven’t forgotten where I was born I love my country, so I know they deserve my apologies“.
He explained, “Sorry to those who think I do not respect the president. Sorry to those who think I do not respect my country. Sorry to those who were offended and thought I was on the political side.“.
Valverde concluded his message: “This may not be the way you expect me to defend my country, but I don’t know how to do it in any other way than with the ball at my feet.”