After the celebration angered fans of the organizing country, Valverde, the current Real Madrid player, was forced to explain his position and apologize through a message he wrote in Korean on "Chirping"He said he didn’t mean to offend anyone.
The rookie midfielder confirmed at the time that the gesture was intended to "Honor a friend".
See you on Friday Valverde Uruguay accompanied the World Cup despite beating Ghana 2-0 in the last round of the group stage, due to South Korea’s spectacular last-minute win over Portugal 2-1 in the same group.
Thus, Portugal, group leaders, qualified for the round of 16, and South Korea accompanied them to second place, despite being equal to Uruguay in number of points and goal difference, since they resorted to the number of goals scored.
However, as more than 5 years have passed, South Korean fans have not forgotten Valverde’s gesture, despite his later apology.
One follower wrote: "Chirping" with a photo "Offensive celebration": "He celebrated like this against South Korea in 2017, and now they’re cutting him out (from the World Cup). Karma (referring to the player’s revenge)".
Another said: "Celebrate like this literally in front of you South Korea It’s 2017. I want these kids gone".
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In the quarterfinal match between Uruguay And Portugal in the Under-17 World Cup, Valverde scored an equalizer for his side and squinted in celebration, knowing the tournament was being hosted by South Korea.
After the celebration infuriated fans of the organizing country, Valverde, a current Real Madrid player, was forced to explain his position and apologize through a message he wrote in Korean on Twitter, in which he said he didn’t mean to insult nobody.
The midfielder on the rise confirmed at the time that the gesture was meant “to honor a friend of his”.
See you on Friday Valverde Uruguay accompanied the World Cup despite beating Ghana 2-0 in the last round of the group stage, due to South Korea’s spectacular last-minute win over Portugal 2-1 in the same group.
Thus, Portugal, group leaders, qualified for the round of 16, and South Korea accompanied them to second place, despite being equal to Uruguay in number of points and goal difference, since they resorted to the number of goals scored.
However, as more than 5 years have passed, South Korean fans have not forgotten Valverde’s gesture, despite his later apology.
And one of the followers wrote on “Twitter” with a photo of the “offensive party”: “He celebrated like this against South Korea in 2017, and now they are cutting him out (from the World Cup). Karma (referring to revenge against the player ).
Another said: “He celebrates so literally in front of me South Korea In 2017. I want these kids gone.”
