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and questioned feminist notions about the role of women.<\/p>\n<p>Hernandez argued the world had become &#8220;too hypersensitive&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The forward&#8217;s comments have drawn instant backlash from fans and public figures, as well as his club.<\/p>\n<p>Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Hernandez &#8220;still has a lot to learn about women,&#8221; and that they &#8220;can be whatever they want.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Chivas Release Statement Over Javier Hernandez Sexism<\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, the player&#8217;s club Chivas released a statement on the matter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Official statement. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ePanIOzfgF\">https:\/\/t.co\/ePanIOzfgF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CHIVAS (@ChivasEN_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChivasEN_\/status\/1948147635342471507?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Chivas&#8217; 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All F\u00fatbol MX \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd (@AllFutbolMX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AllFutbolMX\/status\/1948163059635409182?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Javier Hernandez Stats<\/h2>\n<p>Born on 1 June 1988, Javier Hernandez has played for a number of clubs in his 37 years.<\/p>\n<p>Known affectionately as &#8220;Chicarito&#8221; (&#8216;little pea&#8217; in Spanish), the Mexican forward has won more than 100 caps for his country.<\/p>\n<p>After leaving boyhood club Chivas to join Manchester United in 2010, he scored 59 times in 157 appearances for the Red Devils.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/man-united-transfer-news-rashford-sancho-antony-garnacho\/\"><strong>Manchester United, who are in a race against time to offload \u00a3150m worth of talent<\/strong><\/a>, then allowed Hernandez to leave after four seasons.<\/p>\n<p>He spent a season on loan at Real Madrid, before moving to Bayer Leverkusen in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Following two seasons and an impressive 39 goals for the Bundesliga outfit, Chicarito returned to the Premier League with West Ham.<\/p>\n<p>His second spell in England was less successful, though.<\/p>\n<p>In 63 games, he scored just 17 goals for the Hammers.<\/p>\n<p>A brief spell at Sevilla was then followed by three years in the MLS with LA Galaxy.<\/p>\n<p>And in 2024, he returned to where it all began, re-signing with Chivas in his native Mexico.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mexican international and ex-Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez has been fined for sexism after comments he made on TikTok. 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