Atletico Madrid's Diego Simeone apologises to Vinicius Jr following Supercopa clash

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Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone on Monday apologised for his behaviour at the Spanish Supercup semi-final after a video of him 'taunting' Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior went viral.  "Well, first, I would like to apologise to Mr Florentino and also to Mr Vinicius for, obviously, the incident that you saw," the manager told reporters during a press conference in Madrid.  "Obviously, it was not right of me to put myself in that position, and I accept that, obviously, I was not right," he continued.  Simeone stressed that his statement was 'an apology, not [asking for] forgiveness,' and declined to elaborate further.  Footage from the match appeared to show Simeone taunting Vinicius, allegedly saying, "Florentino is going to get rid of you" - a remark linked to ongoing speculation over the Brazilian winger's contract and future at Real Madrid.  The incident, which drew widespread media attention, sparked debates over Simeone's sportsmanship and conduct on the sidelines.  Real Madrid went on to the final following their 2-1 victory against Atletico, where they were later beaten 3-2 by arch-rivals FC Barcelona, with Vinicius scoring a spectacular first-half goal in the match.  Simeone praised Barca's win, describing them as "in very good form, with great players, a manager who has very clear ideas [and] a team that is pursuing a very good style of play".  Atletico Madrid are currently fourth in La Liga, 11 points behind leaders Barcelona.  Mandatory credit: Atletico Madrid  Follow us on: WhatsApp cutt.ly/WhatsAppCFM https://twitter.com/capitalfmkenya/ https://www.facebook.com/capitalfmkenya https://www.instagram.com/capitalfmkenya  Subscribe to Capital FM News for More: https://goo.gl/um4AGk  98.4 Capital FM 93.0 Western Kenya 98.5 Nakuru and Nyeri 104.5 Malindi 102.7 Garissa 103.9 Meru 106.5 Kitui 104.9 Voi  #CapitalFmKenya

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00:00I have to ask for the final of the Supercopa.

00:03I guess if you saw it, and if you saw it,

00:06it gave you some more of a bad feeling that the Atlético Madrid had been in that final.

00:10Well, I would like to ask for the final of the Supercopa.

00:13I would like to ask for the cyclone and for the final of the Supercopa

00:18and for the final of the Supercopa and for the final of the Supercopa.

00:23Obviously it is not good for me to put myself in that place, and I accept that I was not good.

00:31A partir of that, no, the team that wins deserve to pass, they have won, they deserve to pass,

00:39they were close to the end in the final, as they saw, they always compete as we are used to see,

00:45and the Barcelona is in a very good moment, with great players,

00:50they have the ideas very clear, a team that is behind a good idea, and a result in the trophies that they are winning.

01:01In the centre, Javier.

01:03Hello, how are you? Javier Gomez, Cadena Cope.

01:05After that, I don't know if it seems exagered...

01:10Disculpa, no, perdón.

01:11Disculpa.

01:12I don't know if it seems exagered that Xavier Alonso said that you were not an example of a good sport.

01:19No, if a final, you know, not only for a team, but for all the way of a race.

01:23No, no, I have nothing else to add.

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