Aitana Bonmati, the star of Barcelona and Spain, has expressed her frustration with detractors who have disowned her use of Catalan during the Ballon d’Or ceremony.

Aitana Bonmati, the star of Barcelona and Spain, has expressed her frustration with detractors who

have disapproved of her use of Catalan during the Ballon d’Or ceremony. Bonmati, who received her second award in a succession on Monday night, initially addressed the audience and the cameras in Catalan before transitioning to English.Bonmati was subjected to a plethora of comments and insults on social media for employing her native language, as has been the case in the past. The Blaugrana superstar has defended her use of Catalan, deeming the response to be nonsensical. is the language in which I communicate most effectively and with which I converse daily with my family and colleagues. I am perplexed as to why the avalanche of criticism is absent when English is spoken, but it is present when Catalan is spoken. She stated to RAC1, “Perhaps we should investigate this matter, as language proficiency is a cultural value, and the more languages an individual possesses, the more advantageous it is.” “I am proud to introduce a language that is not widely recognized to the world.” I believe that it is unnecessary to provide justification for our actions on a regular basis. All individuals who criticize us for speaking a language they do not appreciate should engage in introspection, as it is ultimately a matter of culture.

Bonmati has consistently worn her identity on her sleeve, but she has faced abuse that many other athletes have not experienced. This abuse is a result of her use of her native language. Basque, Valencian, and Gallego athletes in Spain, as well as those from other regions with their own native languages, seldom replicate the reaction. In recent years, tensions with Catalan have increased in other regions of Spain as a result of the Catalan independence movement.