An injury prevented Borja Iglesias from attending his appointment with 'La Revuelta' a few days ago. Even so, the player entered the program by video call from his home and promised to fulfill the visit that could not be. No sooner said than done. This Thursday, September 24, the Celta de Vigo forward was present at the Álbeniz Theater in a delivery that precisely had to change schedule due to the Nations League match between Germany and the Netherlands. The world champion is in a particularly sweet moment on a sporting level, but there are issues that worry him a lot and he has become one of the few footballers who gets involved in social issues. And before he triumphed in the world, he lived, as he himself said, "the reality of an ordinary person." "When you enter different levels of life, it seems that you forget," acknowledged one of the most beloved guests of 'La Revuelta' after giving Broncano the bib he wore when he played in the World Cup. At first it was difficult for him to express himself for fear of getting into trouble and believing that he could lose privileges if he got too involved in certain matters. Over time he found that absolutely nothing was happening. Furthermore, “other players and people say real atrocities and continue playing football. Is something serious going to happen for saying normal things? The reality is that no," he said. Precisely this Thursday, the Galician spoke online about the case of Maricarmen, the 87-year-old woman evicted from the home in which she had lived for 71 years. The footballer then defended that the housing problem "affects us all" and that "the vast majority of us are closer to the Maricarmen case than to the other side." In this context, the 'Panda' encouraged his colleagues to take sides: "If you really want to fight for something and you think something is unfair, say it, show it, because you can help a lot of people and you don't even lose anything." In fact, he is aware that many of his colleagues do not open their mouths in certain situations for fear of having professional repercussions. For this reason, he highlighted that some of the biggest names in current football also use their loudspeaker to speak out on issues that go beyond the field of play. Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal were two of the examples he put on the table, especially for their position on issues such as Palestine or Ceuta. "A few years ago it was unthinkable that they would take a position," he recalled. Now, however, he sees them as "people who really get wet" because "they feel like they have to." Even if it has professional consequences. "You may lose a sponsorship, but you gain much more important things," he said. Broncano also rescued a question that had been left out when the footballer could not attend the program. "Are you more afraid of God, death or the future?" Iglesias opted for death, although he made one point. «There is a future that has nothing to do with AI that is also quite scary. Not as a footballer, as a footballer everything doesn't matter, but as a citizen…” he dropped, indirectly referring to the sociopolitical scenario.
Borja Iglesias sends a strong message to footballers who do not get wet out of fear:…
An injury prevented Borja Iglesias from attending his appointment with 'La Revuelta' a few days ago. Even so, the player entered the program via video call fro…
