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Spanish soccer player Paula Dapena said Monday she received death threats after refusing to participate in a minute of silence for Diego Maradona in protest against domestic violence.
The Viajes Interrias FF midfielder sat down and clashed as her teammates and opponents, Deportivo Abanca, paid their respects to the Argentine star on Saturday, three days after Maradona’s death.
The 24-year-old told the Daily radio show that has no regrets and would do it again. “I am not willing to give a minute of silence to a domestic abuser and not to the victims,” she said.
Maradona faced allegations of domestic violence after he was caught on video in 2014 arguing with his then-girlfriend and apparently beating her.
He denied the allegations, saying, “I picked up the phone but I swear to God I’ve never hit a woman.” No charges were filed.
Dapena said she had received many expressions of support “but I have also received death threats, and also some of my teammates.”
“We were giving a minute of silence to someone who committed domestic violence,” he said. “For me it is something that my feminist ideals cannot allow: a tribute to Maradona … For me he was an incredible player, but as a person he left much to be desired.”
Maradona, considered one of the best footballers of all time before drug and alcohol addiction tarnished his career, passed away on November 28, the same day as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
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