The Spanish Inquisition
ALFREDO MORELOS spoke to the media for the first time since his arrival in Scotland almost three years ago and his interview has caused huge controversy.
Sky Sports were granted an exclusive audience with the Colombian striker but the broadcaster has been forced to remove the interview over claims of an innacurate translation.
The interview was aired at 6am on Monday morning in which he talked about suffering racial abuse on and off the pitch during his time in Scotland and he supposedly hit out at Celtic fans for racially abusing him at the last Old Firm game.
But it later emerged he didn’t mention Hoops fans which led to Sky Sports taking down the interview while it checked the authenticity of the translation.
We asked a Daily Record colleague, Kathleen Speirs, who is fluent in Spanish to translate the interview and it produced some surprising results.
Below, you can read the questions posed to Morelos, the Sky translation, followed by what the player actually said.
The young boy who kicked a ball about the streets of Cerete, what was that boy like?
What Sky said: “I started playing at five. My father took me to the pitches in my hometown.
“It was a process of almost 10 years, A time of formation that was very important for my career.”
What Morelos really said: “Well, I played very well when I was younger. My footballing career started when I was five years old. My father took me to the football pitch where I played really well for 10 years.”
Tell me about Cerete, could it be a dangerous place?
What Sky said: “Cerete is a poor town. There’s little infrastructure or opportunities. Most people are working just to afford food, just to afford the basics.
“There was no electricity in my home. No air conditioning in a place that averages 40 degrees.
“Some people chose a different route where there was faster and easier money.”
What Morelos really said: “Yes of course. Cerete is a very humble town. Lots of people don’t have the means to eat or send their children to school. There is a lot of poverty, to be honest.
“But I think there are a lot of positives to Cerete.”
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