Former Man United, Madrid star sorry for sexist comments

MEXICAN football icon Javier Hernandez apologised on Thursday for making sexist remarks which led to him being sanctioned by Mexico's football federation and his club Guadalajara.

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Former Manchester United and Real Madrid striker Hernandez, 37, triggered uproar after comments in a TikTok video in which he accused women of “failing” and “eradicating masculinity”.

“Embody your feminine energy by caring, nurturing, giving life, cleaning and supporting the home,” Hernandez said in the video.

“Don’t be afraid to be women, to allow yourselves to be led by a man who only wants one thing: to see you happy.”

The comments prompted an outcry from Mexican football authorities while Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum also weighed in on Wednesday, denouncing Hernandez’s remarks as representing a “very macho idea” of women.

Sheinbaum added that while Hernandez - affectionately known as “Chicharito (little pea)” — was a “great footballer”, he still “had a lot to learn”.