The mother of Real Madrid star James Rodriguez has discussed the online threats made to her son.

Pilar Rubio Gómez was speaking to AS.

"At first it was just me who received the threats. I entered into my Twitter account and saw that that 'James orgullo nacional' (James, national pride) was trending. I published a tweet to say that I was filled with emotion and gratitude. A woman replied, telling me that I should have used a condom and I answered that she might think about using some of her own advice then there wouldn't be so many people talking rubbish.

"Following that I received the first threat from Legión Holk. I told James about it, and he said that it needed to be reported to the police. I returned to Twitter to see what was happening and Legión Holk were attacking: saying that he i s national disgrace and other stupid messages.

"After that they continued to send threats, saying that they were on their way to my house and that they were armed and going to kill my son, that he was trash... all of that with photographs showing guns. That was when we decided to file a formal complaint."