🚨 Marc Cucurella responds after Messi tried to get him sent off for covering his mouth
🎙️ Reporter: “Marc, what happened in that exchange with Lionel Messi?”
🗣️ Cucurella: “I was just telling him his teammates were being too aggressive. I didn’t even realize my hand was near my mouth — I moved it straight away.”
🗣️ Cucurella: “He didn’t need to act like that. It was childish.”
She asked a legitimate question. A South African minister publicly labelled Nigerians as drug dealers, and a Nigerian journalist asked for accountability.
Instead of answering, suddenly the question was “disrespectful” and she was threatened with being kicked out.
At this point, I genuinely believe some South Africans are simply intimidated by Nigerians. The hostility is becoming irrational. You cannot publicly stereotype an entire nationality and then become offended when a Nigerian has the audacity to question you.
She asked a question. If the statement was defensible, defend it. Threats and intimidation are not answers.