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I think it takes a lot of courage and personality to come out and express himself. And I think the support that he has received so far from football and from society, in general, has been really positive. And that shows that the world is improving. it's good. And if that can be a positive example, I think that is good.

Yes, but I think football is not different from our society. I think we are in a better place than 30 years ago. It's always difficult to just put football inside this box because it is a reflection of our society. So we are in a better place, even if I believe there's still a lot to do.

I think education is based in respecting each other. I think the power of the game allows us to educate the majority of the people. I think we can use football to promote education. And there's still a lot to do. And hopefully, in the next couple of years, we will be even in a better place.

No, I don't think it makes it more difficult. I think it has to be more positive because you just have to look in the dressing room and you see different cultures, different ethnicities and different religions but players live and work together. So I think that can be a positive tool to promote education.

Do you know what support he was giving?

I can’t tell you because I don’t know.

He refused? Did he make a statement or did Paris Saint-Germain make a statement?

This is the biggest problem because there is a lot of noise coming out from France and I've been reading the news and never seen any kind of statement from PSG or any kind of statement from the players so people are assuming. So before we get into conclusions, we have to be sure about what we are talking about before creating something really negative. So obviously, what is