Soccer-Vidal's name removed from soccer stadium in Chile

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Group D - Sheriff Tiraspol v Inter Milan - Bolshaya Sportivnaya Arena, Tiraspol, Moldova - November 3, 2021 Inter Milan's Arturo Vidal during the warm up REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

(Reuters) - Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal's name has been removed from a stadium in the community where he was born by local officials, prompting an angry response from the player.

The mayor in San Joaquin, a community in greater Santiago, said they took the decision to remove Vidal’s name due to a “misunderstanding” that the combative midfielder had helped fund its construction.