Probably the most weird story of the season to this point has taken one other flip as Lazio’s exhibitionist falconer has locked himself contained in the membership’s coaching floor.
Spaniard Juan Bernabe was fired by the Serie A facet after displaying express photographs of penile prosthesis surgical procedure on Instagram, however he’s not going away quietly.
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Rome-based main Italian outlet Corriere dello Sport report that Bernabe has locked himself within the membership’s Formello coaching floor and is refusing to depart.
The rationale for his protest is that he needs to apologise to membership president Claudio Lotito in an effort to maintain his job.
There has additionally been one other extraordinary growth, the physician who carried out the surgical procedure and posed with Bernabe has additionally been sacked.
In a press release Gabriele Antonini mentioned: “I’ve no relationship of dependency with Lazio and due to this fact it’s incomprehensible to me how I may very well be fired.
“My function is that of a guide and I’ve at all times operated with the utmost availability and professionalism, coping with quite a few circumstances regarding sufferers belonging to the workforce, the Formello employees, the primary crew and youth crew gamers and the managers.
“All this has at all times and solely occurred with none contractual or financial obligation with the membership.
“Because of this I anticipate a letter of apology from the Lazio sports activities membership of which I’m proud to be a fan and a right away resumption of our collaboration.”
Bernabe, in the meantime, had been working for Lazio since 2010, bringing out the membership’s Canadian golden eagle referred to as Olympia pre-match.
When the response to his express photographs first got here out he mentioned his critics are ‘psychopaths who’ve issues with themselves’ including that he ‘comes from a household of nudists’.
Now, although, he’s launched one other assertion making a profound apology.
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“What they’re saying about me is senseless,” he started. “I wish to apologise as a person for what occurred, I’m really sorry and saddened in the direction of the Italian folks.
“Above all, for the mother and father of minors. My objective was completely different and so they should recognise my mistake.
“I apologise to the Lazio followers, who’ve suffered a lot due to me. I apologise to the membership and to the President of Lazio and to Dr. Cristina Mezzaroma, his spouse.
“I apologise to the president as a result of he represents Lazio, however to not him personally. I hope that when he speaks to me tomorrow he can consider that kids like Olympia loads, as a result of Olympia is the image of Lazio.
“I’m the one who issues the least. I did what I might in 15 years at Lazio, now I’ve ruined all the things due to a human error.
“I take the implications as a result of I’m a person and I’m right here to pay. I stay calm about what goes round me, I’ve two kids to boost and what they’re saying about me is out of context.
“Speaking to buddies brings tears to my eyes, it is a troublesome time for me. I do not perceive the individuals who brutally insult me: they do not perceive that in life you may make errors. I made a mistake, please: forgive me!”
Clearly emotional, he then mirrored on his profession and expertise with the eagle.
He continued: “You can not think about what I noticed with Olympia. I noticed a boy with leaukemia making an attempt to leap to caress the eagle, I noticed kids cry and so many lovely phrases that they mentioned to me, so generally it’s inconceivable to include the tears.
“And to not give the picture of a weak man, I at all times stored my sun shades on. I didn’t wish to give the picture of weak spot, of a person who at all times cries.
“With sun shades I meet peace. I simply needed to apologise, much more. Tolerance is essentially the most lovely factor.”