Players from Mexico's national football team voiced support Monday for coach Javier Aguirre, who has been criticized for making disparaging remarks about Mexico.
Aguirre has been widely reported by Mexican media as having made an insulting remark about Mexico's problems with violence and crime during an interview with a Spanish radio station last week.
Mexico captain Gerardo Torrado is among the players standing by their coach.
"He is our coach, our leader, and there is nothing more to say," Torrado said. "I did not hear the remarks, but perhaps he made a small mistake and it has been magnified too much."
While the exact content of Aguirre interview has been variously reported, he none the less made a public apology for his remarks Sunday.
"I profoundly regret having made a remark in a forum and a manner that were not the correct ones," he told local media.
Aguirre steered Mexico to this year's World Cup after returning for his second stint as national coach in April last year. He replaced former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson of Sweden.
Aguirre represented Mexico as a midfielder in 59 matches before his first stint as national coach from 2001 to 2002. He coached Spanish side Atletico Madrid for three years before rejoining the Mexican team.
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