Alessia Russo was awarded the ‘Player of the Year’ award yesterday. The footballer of Manchester Utd The England international received the trophy from the presenter, John Shiels, who caused a stir with a comment he made that sounded like a sexist.
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Shiels, who runs Manchester United’s foundation, said on stage when presenting the award: “I will not give the award to Alessia because she is too heavy.” Alessia Russo looked at him with a circumstantial face and after a while Shiels apologized on twitter.
“I’m disappointed and I want to apologize to Alessia, her teammates and everyone who was hurt. I brought the weight of the trophy to Alessia’s attention because I was shocked by how heavy it was and I would do the same if I presented it to he. to a male player”, is justified.
This did not stop the avalanche of criticism on social networks, with the journalist Laura Woods: “This is how a fantastic moment turns into a really uncomfortable one.”
Source: La Verdad
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