Jorge Valdano’s reflection after the player Jakub Jankto declared himself homosexual: “I take my hat off to him and I’m ashamed of football”

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Valdano spoke of the player who declared himself homosexual

In recent days the world of football has been revolutionized by the decision he made Jakub Jankto declaring himself homosexual through an emotional video that I publish on their social networks. The 27-year-old player who was loaned out to Sparta Prague because his pass belongs to Getafeused your account Twitter to publish some of his own images with a moving letter that aroused emotion in his followers.

“I’m gay and I don’t want to hide anymore”was the phrase that the soccer player from the Czech Republic used to mark the importance of his statement for his personal life. “Like everyone else, I have my strengths, I have my weaknesses, I have a family, I have my friends, I have a job that I have been doing to the best of my ability for years, with seriousness, professionalism and passion”he added.

In this context, the international sports legend who was crowned world champion in Mexico ’86, Jorge Valdano, made an in-depth analysis of the situation that his colleague went through. “When I hear that statement I feel ashamed for football. Precisely because it is one of the first cases in the 2023it’s to be ashamed. Women have given us a real lesson, because they came to football much more unprejudiced than us, and they did an exercise of freedom from the first day. That this has to be an act of bravery these days seems demeaning to football. It would have to embarrass all of us who are in football. I take my hat off to him”, slipped the former player of the Argentine national team.

Jakub Jankto took his first steps in the discipline in the Slavia Prague of his country and was later acquired by the Udinesefrom Serie A of Italy. After playing a season on loan at the Listen (2015-2016), returned to the set of Udine to serve for two years. Already in the 2019 was transferred to the Sampdoriaand after three seasons, he was signed by the Getafe, a club that has its federative rights. And in August 2022 moved back to his country to play in the Sparta Prague.

Beyond his tour of various Italian clubs, in Spain and the Czech Republic, Jankto stood out in his country’s youth teams: he participated in the Sub 17, 18, 19 and 21 until in 2017 he made his debut with the senior team. He participated in the qualifiers for the Russia World Cup 2018 and in 2021 He was summoned to participate in the Eurocopa 2020. He played in five games, scoring no goals, until his team was eliminated in the quarter finals by Denmark. In addition, he was a starter five times in the European qualification for the World Cup in Qatar 2022.

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