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Gonzalo Higuain describes how he was subject to abuse on social media.
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The football star made this known during his announcement of his retirement from professional football.
Former Chelsea striker, Gonzalo Higuain has revealed that he was really suffering from social media attacks. The legendary striker recently announced his retirement from professional football.
The Argentine has had a truly glitzy career, playing for elite European clubs like Real Madrid, Chelsea, Juventus, and Napoli.
The former Argentina international, who currently plays in Major League Soccer, will quit football at the end of the current season.
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He slammed the toxic social media culture of football and believes hate comments across various platforms are really hurtful.
“There’s kind of a toxic feeling around the football on social media. You can’t imagine the damage that comments on social networks do,” the Argentine said as quoted by football expert, Fabrizio Romano.
“I was really suffering, my family helped me. So, people should think before attacking others on social media – it’s a really serious topic.”