🚨Sergio Canales explains why he refused to shake Kylian Mbappé’s hand after the final whistle against Real Madrid.
🗣️Reporter: Sergio, cameras caught you refusing to shake Mbappé’s hand after the game. What happened?
🎙️Canales: Honestly, as a former Real Madrid player, I’m disappointed. They keep shouting Negreira whenever decisions go against them, accusing others of going against the philosophy of football, but look at what they are doing themselves.
The incident involving Mbappé was never a foul. There was clearly no contact. He went down, the referee gave the decision, and suddenly everyone expects us to accept it without questioning anything.
🗣️Reporter: Do you think Real Madrid were being hypocritical?
🎙️Canales: Absolutely. You cannot spend every week talking about referees, Negreira and the integrity of football, then expect everyone to remain silent when a decision goes your way.
Football is a contact sport. Not every time a player falls should it become a foul.
🗣️Reporter: Is that why you refused to shake Mbappé’s hand?
🎙️Canales: Exactly. Respect goes both ways. I played for Real Madrid, I know what that club represents, and that is precisely why I expect better.
You cannot constantly demand respect and fairness from everyone else while refusing to show the same standards yourself.
I’m not going to pretend everything is fine just because I once wore that shirt.