Juan Bernabe, who has flown Olimpia (a Canadian golden eagle) around the Stadio Olimpico since 2010 in a pre-match entertainment routine has caused controversy in Italy.
Bernabe’s ties with Lazio have been severed after he shared images of his penile prosthesis implant surgery online.
The father of two had lost a testicle following an accident over three decades ago, but was operated on by Gabriele Antonini who is currently part of Lazio’s medical team.
The Spaniard came in for huge controversy after sharing explicit images of the post-operative period on social media.
Lazio have now confirmed the split with Bernabe and claimed his behaviour is ‘incompatible’ with their values.
A statement on the club’s website read: “SS Lazio Spa, shocked to see the photographic and video images of Mr. Juan Bernabe and to read the statements that accompanied them, announces that it has interrupted, with immediate effect, all relations with this individual, given the seriousness of his behaviour.
“The company is aware of the pain, shared by all, that the loss of the eagle in the next home games will cause to the fans, but believes that it is not possible to be associated, all of us, and especially with the historical symbol of the eagle, with a subject that, with its initiative, has made the continuation of the relationship inadmissible.”
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