Barcelona Players Issue Apology For Halloween Prank After Getafe Win

Barcelona players have publicly apologised over a Halloween prank in which they interrupted a news conference being given by Getafe striker Victor Rodriguez following the Catalan side’s 2-0 La Liga win on Saturday.

Barcelona issued a statement from its first team on Sunday night which said: “In no case was it our intention to offend and/or hurt any member of Getafe’s team. Our emergence in the post-game interview area during Victor Rodriguez’s press conference was an unfortunate and involuntary accident.”

“We would like to personally apologise to him, as well as to express our respect for him. The images recorded demonstrate that one of the players who was participating said: ‘Where are we going? We went the wrong way.’

“The team is aware of the responsibility that comes with being a player for FC Barcelona and would like to apologise to anyone who may have been offended,

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especially Getafe’s players and supporters. We have an unwavering commitment as well to the members and supporters of FC Barcelona, who have to be able to feel proud of the team, both on and off the field.”

SYRIAN REFUGEE BAGS COACHING JOB IN SPAIN

Syrian refugee Osama Muhsen Alghadab was fleeing his war ravaged country Syria with his son Zaid Abdel en-route Germany through Hungary. His destiny would however change when an Hungarian camera woman Petra Laszlo tripped him and Abdel who he was holding in his hands as they tried desperately to avoid the Hungarian police who tried to stop them from entering the country through the Hungary–Serbia border.

Alghadab was caught unawares as he landed heavily with terrified Zaid in his arms, the 4 year old kid started vomiting afterwards as a result of the shock from the fall.

The whole event was captured live by other media outfits present and this sparked major outrage from viewers all around the world who showed huge support for the Alghadab family thus prompting the sack of Laszlo from Hungarian news site N1TV, she also faces charges for breaching the peace.

This event however changed the life of Mr Osama Alghadab who was a football coach in Al-Fotuwa football club in Deir el- Zor, Syria before he left the country, he was offered a coaching job with accommodation by the National Centre for the Education of coaches (CENAFE) – a school for football coaches located in Getafe, Spain.

Although they completed their long journey to Munich, Germany they were contacted and asked to return to Spain to take the job and start a new life.

SYRIAN REFUGEE BAGS COACHING JOB IN SPAIN

Spanish and Madrid giants Real Madrid also invited 52 year old Osama Muhsen Alghadab and his two sons Zaid and Mohammed as guest of honours to their home league match against Granada. Zaid was a mascot as he walked onto the pitch with star player Cristiano Ronaldo.

The life of this family has truly changed and their dreams have come true after the intervention of the Football Coaching academy and Real Madrid football club, Football is indeed a beautiful game.