Hector Herrera played his last game with Houston Dynamo in early November after the Seattle Sounders eliminated them from the play-offs of the Major League Soccer (MLS), later, the team confirmed the departure of the Mexican midfielder.
In that match, the 34-year-old footballer he spat at the referee main reason why he was left without a team and was sanctioned by the league. After several weeks, HH He was encouraged to talk about the incident, and the first thing he noted was that he shows regret for his action.
His unsportsmanlike act not only left him without a team for the start of the 2025 season, but also caused him a feeling of guilt, according to the footballer himself. In a recent interview for Fox Sports, Héctor Herrera accepted his mistake in that match.
According to what the former Houston Dynamo player shared, he accepted that this action was the worst he has committed in his entire career as a professional soccer player. For this reason, he regretted that event that marked him.
“The only mistake I regret is my last game. My action that I had, I think is the only thing I regret in my career.
In the same interview for Fox Sports He analyzed what his career has been like in professional football, and considered that he has always been correct, he had not been involved in scandals like this. “I think I have always been very correct, I have always been a good companion, I have always controlled my impulses, my moments when I have to keep a cool head,” he added.
But, in that game he recognized that got carried away by emotions. He said that days later he considered his action and spoke with his team to apologize for his behavior on the field, even adding that he apologized to the game referee.
“The truth is, after thinking about it so much, after being calm, talking about it with my people, with my family, it is something that I regret and at the time I said it and apologized to my teammates, to my fans, to the referee”
Finally, he added that he took away a great lesson from this mistake that marked the course of his career. He showed his sincere regret, now he will begin the search for a new club to 2025.
“I think we are all human beings and it happens to us at some point, I think it will be very useful to me, I will learn a lot from this lesson and, well, that is something I regret.”
