Real Madrid player Dani Carvajal took legal action after accusations that he was targeted by the Spanish national team translator during the 2018 World Cup. In October 2022, Alex Peña violated the confidentiality agreement he signed and reported on several episodes of the Spanish team that took place in Russia. However, the interview, which was posted on the “Che América Latina” YouTube channel, went unnoticed by mainstream media and only recently went viral.
“All the information published about me in the press in recent days is completely false. From my connections to political parties to sexual assault during the 2018 World Cup. I find it extremely unfortunate and extremely sensitive that the media has the right to write with impunity, giving credence to the words of third parties and tarnishing my name and honour. “I have already taken legal action.” The Spanish international refers to the Mexican translator’s statements about having a party with hotel staff during the race. “I was in the kitchen talking to them when Nacho Monreal, Dani Carvajal and David de Gea asked me to invite them to celebrate with them. We went to a hotel suite, they asked for vodka and a pipe, and I played the role of translator. Suddenly, Carvajal asked me to tell someone that I wanted to shove shit down his throat.” I chose a more romantic approach, so to speak, and told her that she had very beautiful eyes. Alex Peña reported on further incidents of alleged misconduct by some Spanish national team players during the World Cup. In addition to his work as a translator, the Mexican was responsible for waking up the players every Sabah, something that everyone did not like, especially Barcelona players.
“I woke them up and none of them were ready, except Iniesta. I once did that to Busquets and he got angry. He told me I was alarmed.” […] “Pique is someone who doesn’t put his feet on the ground and looks down on others.” Furthermore, the Mexican says there was no feeling of unity among the players as they were staying in different buildings depending on the teams they played for. “The union issue is a lie. I didn’t see any feeling Or unity or patriotism. After the match against Iran, the players had a day off. It was revealed that they always left in small groups, with the exception of Iniesta, who spent the day with his family.
Alex Peña also stated that players have bad habits, such as drinking too much beer and smoking.
“I would walk in and see the room full of beer bottles, cigarettes and pipes… Sometimes, at seven in the morning, they would ask me to bring them beer,” he says, stressing that he was not surprised by the exclusion. Against the hosts in the round of 16 in the end.
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