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Daily Mail
a day ago
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- Daily Mail
Spain captain Alvaro Morata demands a return to his former club - despite spell in Turkey saving his marriage to Italian model Alice Campello following post-Euros split
Spain captain Alvaro Morata has demanded a return to his former club - despite his stay in Turkey saving his marriage. Morata, 32, split with his Italian influencer wife Alice Campello, 30, after his country's European Championship win last summer, but they rekindled their relationship in January this year. The glamorous couple met in 2016 and have four young children — Alessandro, Leonardo (twins), Edoardo, and Bella — but announced last August that they were going their separate ways seven years after tying the knot. Referencing the break-up, the model said: 'It was the biggest mistake we've ever made in our lives.' In a separate interview with Hola magazine, Campello admitted that the couple's move to Turkey has strengthened their marriage, with Morata joining Galatasaray on loan from AC Milan at the start of February. Now, however, as quoted by Spanish publication Diario AS, Morata is trying to force through a move to Spain, in the form of his ex-side Getafe. Morata joined Turkish giants Galatasaray in January after revealing he was back with his wife Reports have suggested the star split with Italian model Alice Campello after an argument on the pitch after Euro 2024 Reports of a potential move back to Spain for Morata are thought to have surfaced from Turkey. He then appeared to confirm that that could happen sooner rather than later, saying this week: 'I'm going to do everything I can to play for Getafe... I would like to return to Spain. I'll choose what makes my family happiest.' What makes his family happiest, though, may be staying in Turkey. Campello said: 'I think it's been very good for us to be in a place where we're alone again. 'We're relaxed there, with our family. People don't stop us so much on the street, and we can live a much more normal life, and at this stage of our lives, it's been good for us.' She also said of her relationship: 'We repeat it every day — I don't know how we could have made that decision. This experience has taught us both a lot because we understood what it's like to be without each other.' Morata also opened up on his battle against depression, admitting he almost did not make it to Germany to captain Spain to Euro 2024 glory. The forward, who received heavy criticism from both fans and journalists in the build-up to the tournament, said: 'When you have really tough times, depression, panic attacks, it doesn't matter what job you do, what situation you have in life, you have another person inside that you have to fight against every day and every night.' Getafe president Angel Torres, meanwhile, said: 'It's very nice. Since he left, he's said many times that he wanted to come back.
Daily Mail
7 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Alvaro Morata admits he was 'depressed' and tried to 'fake an injury' to miss Spain's Euro 2024 win - as he reveals legend helped him through 'self-destructive' era which left him fearing he would die
Alvaro Morata has opened up on a 'self-destructive' period of depression which left him fearing death and making desperate attempts to avoid the game he loves most. The former Chelsea star revealed he called Spain's team doctor to try and fake an injury ahead of their victorious Euro 2024 campaign, where he was their captain. In a searingly honest upcoming documentary, Morata says a torrent of abuse throughout his career rendered him 'mentally broken' and he is still piecing his life back together. Morata's wife Alice Campello has also been through mental troubles and the duo split shortly after Euro 2024, though they have since reunited. He received help from Andres Iniesta, who suffered depression in his playing days after his close friend Dani Jarque died in 2009. 'You start to feel many things in your body and you don't know why or how,' Morata says in the documentary, as quoted by The Athletic. 'Your legs hurt. Your chest closes up. You can't breathe. I was afraid of going to sleep and not waking up. I was afraid of everything.' Morata: They Don't Know Who I Am premieres on Spanish TV channel Movistar Plus+ on June 17. The striker, 32 and now playing for AC Milan, reveals the burden of criticism he received after his then-club Atletico Madrid were knocked out of the Champions League quarter-finals by Borussia Dortmund in 2024. He had missed some chances - in particular a one-on-one with Gregor Kobel plagued his memory - and copped heavy flak in the aftermath. 'I was not able to follow the ball,' he says. 'We were not losing the game but in your head you had blown the chance to reach a Champions League final with Atletico. When the game was over, I stayed a long time alone in the dressing room. I just wanted to cry. From there, it all began. 'I had many horrible, self-destructive thoughts. It passed through my head to fake an injury, so I would not have to go (to the Euros). 'Is it worth playing for Spain if everywhere I go with my family, there are unpleasant incidents, with people insulting you and mocking you? 'If you go to stadiums, wearing the Spain jersey, and fans whistle you and abuse you. It's not worth it. There are many Spain fans who support me, but also many others who don't want me here. But if I retire from international football, they will win.' Morata rang Spain's team doctor Oscar Celada to try and withdraw from the Euros, but he arranged for him to speak with Iniesta. It was just as well that Morata went - he ended up playing in all of their games and was a key focal point, allowing Lamine Yamal, Nico Williams, and Dani Olmo to wreak havoc. He saw a psychiatrist, Pilar de Castro-Manglan, between games at the tournament and enjoyed the 'therapy' of playing golf with team-mates Mikel Oyarzabal and Alex Remiro. Fellow Atletico stars Koke and Miguel Angel Gil, as well as manager Diego Simeone, were also influential figures in helping him to see the light, as was Spain boss Luis de la Fuente. '(Alvaro) is now in a process of repair,' psychiatrist De Castro-Manglano says. 'It's like a ligament had broken, and you have to learn to walk again, to deal with the difficulties of life in a healthy way. Learning to manage life is difficult, even more in elite people who live in the public eye.' Morata's reward for marching on was the 'happiest moment of his career' - Oyarzabal's 86th-minute poke past Jordan Pickford to clinch the 2-1 win over England in Berlin. The pressure of playing for Spain and for Spanish clubs has long weighed on him and he has been abused by supporters in the past. His glittering career has seen him win five league titles: two with Real Madrid, two with Juventus, and one most recently on loan at Galatasaray last season. He also lifted the Champions League twice with Madrid. But the ire he was subjected to by Atletico fans convinced him he had to leave for Milan in 2024. He says: 'I could not risk another depression. I wanted to win trophies with Atletico Madrid, but it was not worth the possibility of going through another bad time. It's not nice for me to say it, but it was the easiest decision to make.' The father-of-four, who married Campello in 2017, also lost his wife in 2023 when she suffered a near-death experience giving birth to their daughter Bella. This is not the first time Morata has opened up on their struggles. Speaking to Spanish radio station Cope last year, he said: 'When you have really tough times, depression, panic attacks, it doesn't matter what job you do, it doesn't matter what situation you have in life, you have another person inside that you have to fight against every day, every night. 'In the end we are what you see on TV, what you see on social networks, but it's a world that is often not real. 'You have to give an image because it's your job and yes, I had a really bad time, I exploded and there came a time when I couldn't lace up my boots. When I laced up my boots I would run home because my throat would close up, I started to see blurry and it's difficult. 'Every time I went out with my children there was some episode with people, sometimes without malice. It reached a point that people said so many things to me that it made me ashamed to be with them. I was an easy joke to make people laugh. 'Often I have crossed the line. [People] have insulted me and I have tried to shame those people who were trying to make me feel bad. The Euros changed my life because they respect me more. That photo as a champion will always be there.'
New York Times
13-06-2025
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- New York Times
Morata considered faking injury to miss Euro 2024 due to depression, he says in new doc
Spain striker Alvaro Morata has said he seriously considered faking an injury to avoid playing at Euro 2024, after an accumulation of criticism suffered during his career left him feeling 'depressed' and 'mentally broken'. The revelations come in a new documentary — Morata: They Don't Know Who I Am — which shows the mental struggles he faced after being criticised for missing chances when his former club Atletico Madrid were eliminated by Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League quarter-finals in April 2024. Advertisement 'You start to feel many things in your body and you don't know why or how,' Morata says in the documentary. 'Your legs hurt. Your chest closes up. You can't breathe. I was afraid of going to sleep and not waking up. I was afraid of everything.' Morata, now 32 and with AC Milan, says that after missing a one-on-one with Dortmund keeper Gregor Kobel early in the second leg in Germany, he could not concentrate on the game as he kept replaying the incident in his head. 'I was not able to follow the ball,' he says. 'We were not losing the game, or knocked out yet, but in your head you had blown the chance to reach a Champions League final with Atletico. When the game was over, I stayed a long time alone in the dressing room. I just wanted to cry. From there, it all began.' Made by FJX Media and City Studios, and premiering on Spanish TV channel Movistar Plus+ on June 17, the documentary features interviews with Morata's wife, Alice Campello, his parents, close friends and mental coach Adria Carmona. Morata says in the documentary that during his difficult period playing for Chelsea from 2017 to 2019 he 'had a very bad time'. The issues then continued when the former Real Madrid youth teamer joined Atletico, and came to a head after the Dortmund game last year. 'I had many horrible, self-destructive thoughts,' Morata says. 'It passed through my head to fake an injury, so I would not have to go (to the Euros).' Morata called Spain team doctor Oscar Celada to say he could not go to the tournament. Celada organised for Morata to speak with former Spain player Andres Iniesta, who suffered depression during his career following the death of Dani Jarque, a close friend and former team-mate, in August 2009. Iniesta helped Morata realise that making a positive contribution for Spain at the Euros could help him deal with his problems. Spain coach Luis de la Fuente also says in the documentary that he told Morata 'the team needed him', in order to give the player something to aim for. National team-mates including Rodri, Dani Olmo, Nico Williams, Mikel Oyarzabal and Alex Remiro are also interviewed. Morata says that playing golf with Oyarzabal and Remiro during the tournament was 'my therapy'. Between games at the Euros, Morata also had appointments with his psychiatrist, Pilar de Castro-Manglano, some of which are shown in the film. '(Alvaro) is now in a process of repair,' De Castro-Manglano says. 'It's like a ligament had broken, and you have to learn to walk again. To be able to deal with the difficulties of life in a healthy way. Learning to manage life is difficult, even more in elite people who live in the public eye.' Advertisement The documentary shows Morata scoring in Spain's 3-0 opening win over Croatia — his only goal of the tournament. The forward was criticised for his displays by some Spanish pundits and supporters — as he has often been through his long international career, including being whistled while playing games on home soil during Euro 2020 (played in 2021 due to the Covid pandemic). 'Is it worth playing for Spain if everywhere I go with my family, there are unpleasant incidents, with people insulting you and mocking you?' an emotional Morata says in the documentary. 'If you go to stadiums, wearing the Spain jersey, and fans whistle you and abuse you. It's not worth it. I know there are many Spain fans who support me, but also many others who don't want me here. But I think if I retire from international football, they will win.' The film had cameras in Spain's dressing room before and after all their Euro 2024 games, including their 2-1 victory over England in the final. 'That was the happiest moment I have felt in my career,' says Morata of the celebrations after Oyarzabal's late winning goal. Morata also says in the doc that his decision to leave Atletico Madrid and sign for AC Milan in summer 2024 was specifically to avoid a repeat of the abuse he had suffered after the Dortmund game. 'I could not risk another depression,' he says. 'I wanted to win trophies with Atletico Madrid, but it was not worth the possibility of going through another bad time. It's not nice for me to say it, but it was the easiest decision to make.' The 90-minute film also shows how Morata separated from Campello after last summer's tournament, before getting back together a few months later. The player, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Turkish club Galatasaray, has remained with the Spain team. He was a back-up to Oyarzabal in the recent Nations League final, coming off the bench against Portugal and missing the key kick in the decisive penalty shootout.
Daily Mail
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Alvaro Morata's wife blasts online trolls for sending her husband death threats after he missed decisive penalty in Nations League final defeat by Portugal
Alvaro Morata 's wife has leapt to his defence after the Spain striker received online death threats following his side's Nations League final defeat by Portugal on Sunday. After the game finished level at 2-2 following extra time, penalties were needed to separate the two teams and Portugal prevailed 5-3 after spot-kicks. Morata was the only player on either side to miss his penalty and he was subsequently targeted by online trolls. His model wife, Alice Campello, has now hit back at those abusing her husband in the aftermath of Spain's loss. 'Do we realise we're talking about a football match?' Campello asked on Instagram alongside a series of hateful messages sent to Morata. In a separate Instagram story that showed Morata embracing their children, Campello wrote: 'In life, we all make mistakes. Life is made up of lessons, experiences, good and bad moments for everyone, but we are no one to judge others. 'Football is like that, and I think that's the beauty of it... being so exciting and unpredictable... it's sport and it's entertainment, so we have to give it the importance it deserves. 'I would love to see the lives of each of the people being criticised for a mistake and see how perfectly they do everything and what they've achieved in life... Please, have respect and stop being such mean people.' Campello supporting her husband comes after the couple reunited in January following a five-month split. Speaking about their break-up on Italian television show Verissimo in April, Campello described it as 'the biggest mistake we've ever made in our lives'. Spanish sports paper Marca claimed the couple's relationship broke down after an argument over family following Spain's triumph at Euro 2024 last summer. It was alleged that Campello only wanted herself, their four children and her friends to be on the pitch following Spain's 2-1 win against England. That meant Morata's parents and other family members were not permitted to celebrate on the pitch with the forward at full-time, reportedly leading to a major deterioration in the relationship. Morata and Campello now appear to have resolved their differences, and she was keen to back her husband after his difficult moment on Sunday night. Despite his disappointment, Morata still has the backing of his wife after their reunion The 32-year-old was visibly emotional following the shootout defeat, and hinted that he may now retire from international football. He told Spanish outlet AS: 'I'm leaving angry. I wanted to cry, even though I didn't. My children were in the stands, and in life, you have to learn. 'Retirement from the national team? It's possible I won't be back in September.'
Yahoo
28-01-2025
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- Yahoo
Picture: Milan star Morata back with wife after separation
Milan striker Alvaro Morata seems to be back with his wife Alice Campello after they split up last summer. The pair shared the same black-and-white picture on social media on Tuesday. It shows the Milan forward kissing the Italian model smiling, and it is captioned with a heart emoji. Morata and Alice Campello had been together for nearly ten years before suddenly breaking up last summer, just a few weeks after Morata lifted the European Championship trophy as Spain's captain. Morata, a former Juventus striker, joined Milan from Atletico Madrid last summer. In August, Morata explained that Campello didn't want to move to Milan, but the pair seems to have resolved misunderstandings. View this post on Instagram
