Soccer - Movistar+ fire pundit after remark about Barca's Yamal sparks outrage

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - International Friendly - Spain v Brazil - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - March 26, 2024 Spain's Lamine Yamal in action REUTERS/Juan Medina/File Photo

(Reuters) - Spanish TV station Movistar Plus+ have fired analyst German Burgos after Barcelona and Paris St Germain refused to give interviews to the network following a comment about Barca's Lamine Yamal ahead of Wednesday's Champions League match.

Movistar Plus+ earlier on Thursday apologised to winger Yamal after Burgos, a former Argentina goalkeeper and assistant manager at Atletico Madrid, said "if (professional football) doesn't go well for him, he could end up at a traffic light."