The joke at the end of the Chivas, Roberto Alvaradoat the club’s press conference backfired, and the Mexican media considered the action inappropriate and withdrew in protest. Alvarado threw the explosive into the press room as part of an alleged prank before Thursday’s conference in Verde Valle, Guadalajara, prompting reports of assault by journalists.
“It’s incredible what happened today in Chivas… In almost 15 years of covering the team, this has NEVER happened. It was NOT a joke as they say. They put an ‘explosive’ on the door of the press room with everyone inside,” “wrote journalist Karina Herrera on the social media platform X.
Other reporters shared photos and videos of the firecracker and said it had hit a cameraman in the leg. After the firecracker exploded, the players at the press conference, José Castillo and Fernando Beltrán, asked everyone to remain calm.
The story went viral on social media and Alvarado took responsibility for the joke and apologized. He had no intention of setting off the firecracker in the press room, as it was a joke for his teammates, the player said.
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Some journalists later returned to the conference room, although the local press strongly condemned the player’s actions, adding to the criticism of the team’s poor form this season, which has left them in tenth place in the League standings. MX. Chivas has 15 points from four wins in 10 games.
