García-Toraño on ESPN: “No former teammate supported me”

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The lawsuit continues because it wants to “set a precedent” for all those who work in sports media if they find themselves in a similar situation. Ángel García-Toraño left ESPN at the beginning of 2021 for alleged unfair dismissal and the communicator spoke of the “little support” of the important names on the television station.

Although he claimed to have a “great friendship” with many of his former colleagues on said chain and expressed his punctual thanks to José Ramón Fernández and Rafael Puente, García-Toraño told Jorge “Burro” van Rankin that he did not receive the support he would have liked from his colleaguesthe same ones who criticize so much that “the soccer guild is never united”.

The Donkey asked him if his former colleagues at ESPN had interceded for him looking to be allowed back, one of the heavyweights that appear on television, but Toraño assured: “As far as I know, no one did it, none. I asked three or four and I reserve the name, I asked them if they could advocate for me.

Hear him talk about ESPN starting at 45:40

Who does García Toraño blame on ESPN?

In a dynamic of questions and answers with Donkey van Rankin, the sports journalist said that “Yes, there were those who influenced his departure”pointing to his then direct bossof whom details were reserved, although on previous occasions he has given the name of Armando Benitezone of the strong men of ESPN.

Why did ESPN fire García-Toraño?

In each interview he has granted for several months, his departure from ESPN It has been the main hot spring. In the words of his own Angel Garcia-Toranohis contract ended and the company decided not to renew it, but what he is fighting for -and the reason for the lawsuit- is that received no severance pay after 15 years of service to the television.

“We are in a trial, I sued ESPN because I didn’t get a settlement cap for almost 15 years of work. I clarify that I do not hold a grudge against anyone, but I do not intend to leave, I gave my life, you sacrifice many things in this race, I wanted to rest on Saturdays and Sundays sometime and they never left me, “explained the communicator a few months ago.

My exit was not as I think I deserved it, I demanded a liquidation that by law must be given, and if the company is American and does not respect the Mexican laws where it is established, I do not care. They never recognized my work, I didn’t even ask to be rehired. in hearings, the company recognizes me for only one year of work of the almost 15 that I gaveI only ask for what the law protects me,” he added.

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García-Toraño on ESPN: “No former teammate supported me”