{"id":14213,"date":"2025-03-22T21:09:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T13:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bbscore.com\/?p=14213"},"modified":"2025-03-22T21:09:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T13:09:34","slug":"conmebol-president-apologizes-for-comparing-brazilian-clubs-to-chimpanzees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bbscore.com\/zh\/news\/conmebol-president-apologizes-for-comparing-brazilian-clubs-to-chimpanzees\/","title":{"rendered":"CONMEBOL president apologizes for comparing Brazilian clubs to chimpanzees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The president of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL), Alejandro Dom\u00ednguez, apologized today for his recent statements.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"496\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/bbscore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/conmebol-president-apologizes-for-comparing-brazilian-clubs-to-chimpanzees.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"CONMEBOL president apologizes for comparing Brazilian clubs to chimpanzees\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbscore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/conmebol-president-apologizes-for-comparing-brazilian-clubs-to-chimpanzees.png 496w, https:\/\/bbscore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/conmebol-president-apologizes-for-comparing-brazilian-clubs-to-chimpanzees-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bbscore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/conmebol-president-apologizes-for-comparing-brazilian-clubs-to-chimpanzees-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bbscore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/conmebol-president-apologizes-for-comparing-brazilian-clubs-to-chimpanzees-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\" translation-block\">\u201cI want to express my apologies for my recent statement,\u201d Dom\u00ednguez said in a statement, referring to the statement he made on Tuesday that the Copa Libertadores without Brazilian clubs would be like \u201cTarzan without Chita [a monkey].\u201d Stay updated with the best football results on <a href=\"\/\" target=\"_self\">ai scores<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alejandro Dom\u00ednguez explained that the expression used \u201cis a popular phrase,\u201d assuring that he never intended to \u201cbelittle or discredit anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI reaffirm my commitment to continue working for a fairer, more united football free from discrimination,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the draw for the group stages of the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, and when asked about what the continental competitions would be like without Brazil, the CONMEBOL leader said: \u201cIt would be like Tarzan without Chita. Impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CONMEBOL has been under pressure to take action against racism, particularly due to recent incidents involving Brazilian players and clubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In early March, 18-year-old Palmeiras footballer Luighi was the target of racist insults during the visit of Palmeiras&#8217; under-20 team to Paraguayan side Cerro Porte\u00f1o, who have since been punished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luighi has received messages of support from almost all walks of life in football, starting with his compatriot Vin\u00edcius Jr., from Real Madrid, one of the most vocal voices against racism in football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The youngster, who has already played in eight games and scored one goal for Palmeiras&#8217; first team, coached by Portuguese Abel Ferreira, was the target of racist insults by Cerro Porte\u00f1o fans during an under-20 Libertadores match, and ended up in tears during a flash interview due to the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident even prompted Brazilian President Lula da Silva to express his support for the young footballer and demand punitive measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" translation-block\">\u201cFIFA, CONMEBOL and the CBF [Brazilian Football Confederation] need to take action and hold those responsible accountable in an exemplary manner,\u201d he said. <a href=\"\/\" target=\"_self\">ToSport<\/a>, your dependable source for football match results.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The president of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL), Alejandro Dom\u00ednguez, apologized today for his [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":14214,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[102],"tags":[103],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bbscore.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14213"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bbscore.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bbscore.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bbscore.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bbscore.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14213"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bbscore.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14215,"href":"https:\/\/bbscore.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14213\/revisions\/14215"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bbscore.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bbscore.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bbscore.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bbscore.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}