Jean-Clair Todibo, in the middle of a controversy for laughing on Friday the minute of silence before the Netherlands-France match in tribute to the victims of the conflict between Hamas and Israel and the attack made on a school in the town of Arras, he apologized today and explained that he had a “nervous laugh.”
“I want to express myself today in relation to the scale that the situation has taken and the interpretation of the situation which is quite crazy. “It was a nervous laugh but in no way did I make fun of the current situation.”he assured as a preamble to the press conference before tomorrow’s friendly between France and Scotland in Lille.
“The context was special, we were among rival fans who made some jokes and I had the nerve to laugh. I want to apologize to all the people I may have offended, that’s the least I can do. Let there be no misunderstanding about this,” Todibo continued, who was on the substitutes’ bench because he didn’t play any minutes of the game.
“I moved on because it tarnished the education my mother gave me,” lamented the Nice central defender and former FC Barcelona player. “Some have said that I laughed at this moment of silence because I was laughing at the death of a teacher, You should know that my mother worked in national education for 20 years. and I have enormous respect for these people. It could have happened to my mother. It bothers me because it reflects an image that is not mine. “I think I’m a boy with a very good education and respect for the people in front of me.”
The French Federation intervenes
Before Todibo’s apology, the French Football Federation’s national ethics council sent a letter to the player asking him to explain himself, reserving the right to refer the matter to the FFF’s disciplinary committee.
In its part, Didier Deschamps, French coach, He addressed the press after Todibo and considered that “this is not an attitude that should be taken at this time.” “It was his desire to be able to express himself, this took on important proportions, so he was obviously affected. He apologized”, he added. And he ended the topic: “It’s not the best situation, but “He is still available for tomorrow’s game.”
Source: La Verdad
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