Ex-man Utd Striker Hernandez Apologises For Sexism

Former Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez says he "deeply regrets" making nan sexist remarks that led to him being fined and warned astir his early conduct.

The Mexican Football Federation (FMF) said nan 37-year-old, now pinch Liga MX broadside Chivas, made a bid of statements connected TikTok "promoting sexist stereotypes that are considered media unit and spell against gender equality successful sport".

Hernandez said women are "failing" and "eradicating masculinity".

"Don't beryllium acrophobic to beryllium women, to let yourselves to beryllium led by a man," said nan erstwhile Mexico skipper connected societal media.

In an apology posted connected Instagram connected Thursday, he said it was "never my intention" to "hurt aliases divide".

"I profoundly regret immoderate disorder aliases discomfort that my caller words person caused," added Hernandez, who won 2 Premier League titles during his five-year spell astatine United.

He said he was "listening, reflecting and committed to expressing myself pinch amended clarity and sensitivity" and he would "take this opportunity to understand, turn and proceed moving to beryllium a amended type of myself".

The original comments, which were made past weekend, were met pinch a backlash successful Mexico.

President Claudia Sheinbaum, nan country's first female president, said: "Chicharito is simply a very bully shot [player] but erstwhile it comes to his sentiment connected women... he still has a batch to learn."

In a associated statement, nan FMF and Mexico's apical men's and women's leagues said nan Gender and Diversity Commission has started an investigation "that seeks to forestall and punish this behaviour", and it will "take much terrible measures successful nan arena of a repetition offence".

Chivas said nan comments were "contrary to nan principles and values" of nan nine and they had taken "appropriate action" against Hernandez, though they did not specify what that was.

Hernandez, Mexico's all-time starring scorer, joined Manchester United from Chivas successful 2010.

Spells pinch Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen followed, earlier he returned to nan Premier League successful 2017 pinch West Ham for a three-season stint.

Hernandez near them for Sevilla, earlier spending 4 seasons pinch MLS broadside Los Angeles Galaxy.

He returned to first nine Chivas successful 2023, signing a two-year deal.