{
  "id": 6648161,
  "title": "Valencia boss Corberán hits out at ‘inappropriate’ Barcelona star",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/valencia-boss-corberan-hits-out-at-inappropriate-barcelona-star",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-10T21:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/valencia-boss-corber-n-hits-214000594.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Valencia's head coach Carlos Corberán has expressed his dissatisfaction with Barcelona star Rodri, following the latter's controversial behavior during a match last weekend. The 30-year-old was substituted by Hansi Flick with Valencia trailing 5-0 to Barcelona, and was overheard insulting Valencia's players on the bench. In response, Rodri offered an apology, stating, \"I want to apologise to the fans and players of Valencia. I also called Valencia’s captain, Gayà.\" However, Corberán was far from convinced by this apology, deeming it inappropriate. During an interview, Corberán criticized Rodri's words, saying, \"For me, they were completely inappropriate words, because I believe they are not words that stem from respect for colleagues in the profession.\" Cornering that the incident occurred, Gayà, Valencia's captain, had a conversation with Rodri, leading to a public apology, which Corberán deemed acceptable.",
  "summary": "Valencia head coach Carlos Corberán has this week made known his disappointment with Barcelona star Rodri.This of course comes after the summer arrival in Catalunya’s capital sparked widespread co...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Perfect start, star duo shine, Kounde’s disappointment | Three takeaways from Barcelona 5-1 Feyenoord",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/perfect-start-star-duo-shine-koundes-disappointment-three-takeaways",
        "published": "2026-09-10T07:20:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}