Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 13:26

Éric Abidal is not without a fight with the divorce filed by his wife Hayet. The former left back of Barcelona sends out a rather absurd declaration of love on Instagram, in which he asks for forgiveness. “Hayet, forgive me,” Abidal opens his post.

“Whatever your decision, you will remain the woman of my life in my eyes, and especially the mother of our wonderful children,” said Abidal, who is known to have converted to Islam long ago. In his statement, the former international of France also uses several Arabic terms related to it. “I deserve this humiliation, even if I die from it. El hamdouli’allah (Glory to God, ed.). Inshallah (by God’s will, ed.) you will forgive me one day.” He closes with the hashtag #loveyoutothemoonandback. The couple has been married since 2007 and has three daughters.

Hayet Abidal announced in the French press last Friday that she was divorcing her husband, who has confessed to having had an adulterous relationship with Paris Saint-Germain player Kheira Hamraoui. The latter was the victim of a brutal attack by two masked men in early November. Hamraoui was pulled from her car and beaten on her arms and legs with iron bars. The French police found that Hamraoui’s phone was in the name of Éric Abidal. The former football player then confessed to having cheated on his wife. The investigation into Hamraoui’s aggravated assault is still ongoing.