Borja Iglesias He never leaves anyone indifferent when he speaks. Without going any further, the Celta de Vigo striker recently made a lot of noise after declaring: “I fear the extreme right because they have no limits, I don’t like that they don’t respect not certain social values or human rights ” The Galician attacker clarifies and qualifies these remarks, insisting on the fact that it is essential to respect the human rights of all people, regardless of race, gender or. of sexual orientation.
“That’s something they asked me. It’s not that I continually say what I think. If they ask me, I usually answer. “What I wanted to convey is that they don’t respect each other fundamental values. It really scares me that we have to worry about whether we are one way or another because it can be dangerous. This is what really scares me… On the political level, the reality is that There are things on the right and left that I like And I don’t like them, like everyone else. Now it seems you have to be one or the other…and neither. “I voted for different parties,” the 31-year-old footballer said in the Ser Chain.
Boja Iglesias also discusses the problem of homophobia in football, where very few professionals make the decision to announce their homosexuality. “If I put a bag on and it generates this general discomfort and so many insults… I guess when someone wants to come out, they will be afraid. I have always said that the important thing is that we manage to generate this space and that everyone be as they want and do what they want,” adds the Celta striker.
Borja Iglesias and his way of being
“When I’m not the way I like to be, it weighs on me too much, which is why I always have this internal debate about my positioning more or less. It’s something I live with and I’ve reached this point where I’m neither the best nor the worst because they tell me so. Especially at first I thought about closing all social networks, but then I realized that I really didn’t want to do it,” says Borja Iglesias in The Stringer.
The striker was asked about racism in Spanish football and he has a clear opinion on it: “I think there are contexts. I’m not generalizing to the whole country, I don’t know if Spain is racist, which Yes, there are episodes of racism. “We have a super rich country with different races and we have to take care of it because it is the wealth of this country.”
Finally, he talks about his happy return to Celta and the possibility of living in Santiago de Compostelayour city. “Go down for coffee with my friends When they get together after work, or when they can get together with my family or others in the afternoon, I think that brings me a lot. The whole club sent me very good energy and when Claudio called me, he made me feel good. Iago also threw it at me and with this situation, and at my family. Bring my friends and family closer together. “It’s very cool.”
