The retired Croatian player Ivan Rakitic sparked a state of controversy among the Juventus fans, after he published a congratulatory message to his colleague Luka Modric after moving to Milan, using a song attacking the Bianconeri without realizing its meaning, which later forced him to delete the post and make an official apology.
Modric’s welcome places Rakitic in the goal of criticism
Ivan Rakitic, through his account on “Instagram”, posted a picture of his compatriot Luka Modric, who moved to Milan in a free transfer deal after the end of his long career with Real Madrid. Commenting on the photo, Rakitic wrote: “They don’t know how lucky they are, my brother, thank you for visiting you, good luck, we are with you,” in reference to his happiness with Modric’s joining the Rossoneri.
But the controversial was his use of a famous song from the Milan stands entitled “Because I love you”, without paying attention to that it contains an offensive clip of Juventus and its fans, which raised the ire of the Bianconeri fans.
Why did the Juventus fans angry with the Rakitic publication?
The song that Rakitic used is one of the songs of the Milan fans, and in one of its clips includes words that attack their historical opponent Juventus, which was taken by the team fans and sparked angry reactions to social media platforms.
Juventus fans accused the Croatian star of not respecting the club and its fans, although he had never worn the shirt of one of the two teams, which increased the criticism of it.
Rakitic deletes the post and officially apologizes
In the face of the wave of anger, Rakitic initiated the publication of the post from his account, and issued an urgent clarification through the “stories” feature on “Instagram”, in which he said: “I just wanted to congratulate my brother Modric using a song related to Milan, without knowing the context of the words or its importance historically.”
He added, “I did not have to offend anyone, especially since Juventus is a great club, and I have a great respect, and I apologize to everyone.”
Did Rakitic enough to calm Juventus fans?
Despite Rakitic’s apology, the reactions between Juventus fans are still divided, while some considered that it was just an unintended mistake, others saw that public figures, especially the players, had to be more aware of what they publish through their accounts.
