Athletistic / Football. Albanian national team striker Mirlind Daku published an open letter after the scandal surrounding his comments at Euro 2024. The 26-year-old footballer insulted the Macedonians and Serbs after the match against Croatia (2:2 ), in the second round of the group stage of the tournament.
“I welcome everyone. First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to everyone who supported Albania in the good and difficult times of Euro 2024. Like any footballer, in such times , the emotions rise to another level, which can only be understood when entering the field. It is difficult for me to describe the feeling of playing for the national team, for these wonderful fans who give us their love. without limits, but now I feel that after the match against Croatia I offended someone, this is how the effect of the match affected me. I continue to work together with my teammates on our dreams. . Asking for forgiveness is characteristic of a man, and now I feel a moral and professional duty to do so for the sake of all those who suffered from my actions,” Daku wrote on her social media page.
On June 20, it became known that the Football Union of North Macedonia sent a request to UEFA asking for the disqualification of Mirlind Daka for his behavior after the match against Croatia. Later, Serbian colleagues joined the Macedonians.
Mirlind Daku plays at club level for Rubin Kazan. Note that the Russian club has already apologized for the behavior of its player within its national team.
Source: Sport
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