Hierro has no regrets over acrimonious exit from Real Madrid

FORMER Real Madrid and Spain captain Fernando Hierro insists he has no regrets over his behaviour following his last game for the club.

Hierro appeared to have led a players’ revolt on the final day of last season when Madrid defeated Athletic Bilbao 3-1 to clinch their 29th Primera Liga title. The squad refused to make a second lap of honour and then refused to speak to reporters after the game, as a protest against the board’s decision to axe coach Vicente del Bosque, which was announced a day later.

Club president Florentino Perez was unhappy with the action and it may have been instrumental in the club’s announcement the next day that Hierro would not be offered another contract.