Lazio have launched a press release after sacking the eagle handler who has been a part of their pre-match leisure for over a decade.
Juan Bernabe, who has flown Olimpia (a Canadian golden eagle) across the Stadio Olimpico since 2010, made headlines after sharing photos of his penile prosthesis implant surgical procedure on-line.
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The daddy of two misplaced a testicle following an accident over three a long time in the past and was operated on in Rome by Gabriele Antonini – who at the moment works as a urologist in Lazio’s medical employees.
The Spaniard generated controversy throughout Italy for sharing express photos of the post-operative interval on social media.
This included a number of pictures of his genitalia from totally different angles and had been shared by Italian shops Reppublica and Iltempo.
Lazio have now confirmed the membership have break up all ties with Bernabe after claiming his behaviour is incompatible with their values.
A press release on the membership’s web site learn: “SS Lazio Spa, shocked to see the photographic and video photos of Mr. Juan Bernabe and to learn the statements that accompanied them, broadcasts that it has interrupted, with quick impact, all relations with this particular person, given the seriousness of his behaviour.
“The corporate is conscious of the ache, shared by all, that the lack of the eagle within the subsequent residence video games will trigger to the followers, however believes that it’s not doable to be related, all of us, and particularly with the historic image of the eagle, with a topic that, with its initiative, has made the continuation of the connection inadmissible.”
This is not the primary time that Bernabe has discovered himself embroiled in controversy, having come near being sacked 4 years in the past.
In 2021, Bernabe was suspended by Lazio after he was caught on digital camera making what seemed to be fascist salutes and singing in reward of former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, as per the Instances.
Lazio — whose membership crest contains a golden eagle — have historic hyperlinks to the far-right and have beforehand been sanctioned for supporters displaying fascist imagery.
Bernabe has since responded to his newest criticism by claiming he does not remorse sharing photos of his penile prosthesis implant.
In response to his critics, he informed La Reppublica: “The operation doesn’t make me a porn star, I had a well being drawback.”
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On the response of Lazio president Claudio Lotito, he added: “The president? He isn’t offended in regards to the images; he’s additionally a person.”
Bernabe later informed Italian radio present La Zanzara: “I had the surgical procedure to extend my sexual efficiency as a result of I’m very lively… I must ejaculate at any time when I’ve free time.”
“A beautiful operation, I did it to be as match as I used to be once I was younger . My erection is pure,” he continued, “However with this system I press a button that permits me to completely management each the erection and the timing.
“I put the video on my personal profile so it is a personal factor, if individuals then flow into it, what can I do? My conscience is obvious, I solely revealed it to let individuals know in regards to the operation.”
When requested if he regrets placing it on-line, he responded: “Completely not, I’ve by no means regretted something, not to mention doing it for one thing that has a medical objective.”
“Nudity is regular as a result of I grew up in a naturist household and with an open thoughts, I do not perceive what the connection is between my photograph and pornography”.
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“Everybody on this planet likes intercourse. I do not drink, I do not smoke and I do not take medication however I like intercourse like all males and we males all the time attempt to have a larger sexual capability.
“I might advise individuals to have this process as a result of beforehand I relied each day on tablets like ‘Cialis’ to extend my sexual efficiency.
“With the ability to management my erection is a step ahead for my life. When I’ve free time I all the time need to have intercourse, I wish to do it at the very least a few times a day”.
He continued, as reported by Corriere Roma: “There’s nothing flawed with it, it is an organ like many others we have now.”