John Textor interview with CNN In which he said that “if he didn’t want titles, he would have bought Londrina” still has repercussions. The club responded from internal Parana to the comment in an official note and demanded respect. Then the owner of Botafogo used his personal website to say “My sincerest apologies.”
“Please accept my sincere apologies for an out-of-control phrase that expresses the complete opposite of how I feel about Londrina. In relative confusion in a live TV interview, in response to a question about how fast we would like to compete for titles, I was just trying to explain why I chose Botafogo, the team Who just got up, compared to the club [qualquer um] Who plays in the second division,” he said.
By the way, Londrina was one of the teams that the American had on the list with prospects for investing in Brazil. At first, he thought it would be impossible to buy Botafogo with great support. But when he learned of the situation, he got excited about the scenario and quickly closed the deal.
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In an interview with CNN, Textor was asked if he would be prepared to handle the pressure for results at the Botafogo Stadium, which suffers from the fans’ impatience when it comes to titles. “Botafogo is a great club, I know what the fans want. If I didn’t want to win trophies, I would have bought Londrina,” the businessman stated.
After the interview with CNN aired, Londrina expressed her disapproval of what was stated in American Airlines. “In the recent past, we received an inquiry from a person associated with the American businessman that he was interested in acquiring a second-division team. I think that is why he mentioned the name Londrina,” Felipe Prochette said.
“We took the opportunity to invite Mr. John Textor to get acquainted with our city and the Londrina Esporte Clube, and leave a message to anyone who wants to invest in Londrina, there is no point in coming with an uncertain project, our goal is to look for a partner who craves titles and at least the first division,” concluded the representative .
Here is Textor’s apology in full:
Dear Mr. Bruchet and the people of the Londrina Esport Club:
Please accept my sincere apologies for the out-of-control statement I feel about Londrina. In relative confusion in a live TV interview, and answering the question of how quickly we would like to compete for titles, I was just trying to explain why I chose Botafogo, the team that had just moved up, compared to the club (anyone) playing in the second division.
Having mentioned Londrina as an example, I felt like I underestimated the club and its community…and I’m sorry for the confusion. In fact, as mentioned, the reason Londrina was on the tip of my tongue at that moment was because I spent a lot of time thinking about the club and the fans when I started looking at Brazil… and I was very impressed with Londrina, as a well-run club, with a history Great and could become very important again with just a little investment. I also think Londrina is in a position to collaborate with popular shows in the US, UK and the rest of Europe.
So, that was the level of stupidity in my sentence… Trying to make a simple comparison between the short run x the long run, and the immediacy with which a team that had just come in could contend for the title, ended up insulting a good club, with a beautiful crowd, run by very capable people.
To be clear, I am a huge fan of Londrina, and sincerely apologize for any unintended inconvenience to the people, respected club and vibrant crowd. If I could refer to this comment, I definitely will.
best regards ,
John Textor
