Fighting cocks: The official photo of the 2022 Closing Tournament that Querétaro no longer wants you to see
One day before the riots in the Corregidora Stadium, prior to the duel that went around the world between Queretaro and Atlaswas launched official photo of the White Roosters for the Closing Tournament 2022; however, the club never imagined the meaning it would take after the violent events of the match and ended Deleting her from her social networks.
The photo in question has two versionsbut in both a wrestling ring appears in the background on the stadium field. In the firstwhich was the one that the club eliminated, you can see all the Gallos Blancos players fighting each otherapplying keys or throwing blows, making a representation of the most recurrent slogan of the club: "Fighting cocks".
"Unity and struggle are two of the emblems of our Club since its foundation, values that are essential in the players who defend the colors blue and black and that today, perspire in each of the matches we face", explained the club. in a statement issued to the press.
However, they did not know that a day later the violent events that occurred in their stadium would stain Liga MX red and that this would become a world-class scandal, due to the bloody nature caused by the fights of the fans who attended the duel. against Atlas.
“The Corregidora Stadium is the ring where we give everything match by match. We are an endurance team that he is not afraid of anything. #FightingCocks #OrgulloDeGallo”, read the original publication of the verified account from Querétaro, which is why theThe fans accused them of inciting their followers to exercise violence.
After the disturbances that caused the suspension of the game in question and, hours later, of the Sunday day of Mexican soccer, which left 26 injured, according to official figures, the club was related to and even blamed for inciting the violence to his fans, with his official photo, his slogan of “#FightingCocks” and even with its "fight" philosophy, which is why the club removed the photo from its social network accounts, as well as the hashtag in their descriptions, seeking to disassociate itself from this association.
The other version of the photo is the one that still prevails on the networks, where the same ring appears in the background, only there are no fights, but all the players are standing, with their arms crossed around the ring and in front with two rows in a "V". In the foreground appears his coach, Hernán Cristante, who is also involved in controversy due to a phrase he said on the field during the disturbances and the goalkeepers appear on the sides, behind them are all the players.
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