Villarreal CF demands to be disassociated from a robbery report involving a former player. The club condemns the erroneous link and reiterates its commitment to respect and tolerance.
What happened?
Villarreal CF has released a statement demanding to be disassociated from a news report claiming that a player from their academy perpetrated a robbery in Mallorca.
The club wants to clarify that there is no link between the individual and the entity, which they left definitively over a season ago.
Why is it important for Villarreal CF?
The news has generated a lot of buzz in the media and the club wants to avoid any kind of confusion or negative association.
Villarreal CF is currently in 3rd place in La Liga, with 72 points and a record of 22 wins, 6 draws, and 10 losses in 38 games.
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Points | 72 |
| Wins | 22 |
| Draws | 6 |
| Losses | 10 |
| Goal difference | +26 |
What comes next?
The club expects the media outlets involved to correct the news and stop associating Villarreal CF with the robbery.
Villarreal CF reiterates its commitment to respect, tolerance, and diversity and expresses its firm and absolute rejection of any act of violence in all its forms.
The current situation of the team is as follows: Villarreal CF is 22 points behind the leader, Barcelona, and is looking to improve its position in the table.
