"We recognized the charges against Antony," and decided to temporarily postpone Antony's return to the club.

Currently, many Manchester United players have left the club at the call of the national team for the A match period in September. Players who were not called up to the national team took a break or stayed at the club for training, and Antony was recently excluded from the national team call-up due to allegations of assaulting his ex-girlfriend.  토토사이트

Global sports media ESPN reported on the 4th that "Antoni's ex-girlfriend Gabriella Cavalin reported Antoni to the police on charges of domestic violence, physical injury and threats." Cavalin is a famous DJ in Brazil and influencer with more than 480,000 SNS followers. She claimed Antony had been imprisoned, assaulted and threatened.

The controversy did not appear suddenly recently. It was also controversial in August when news broke that Cavalan was preparing to sue Antony for domestic violence.

Cavalin claimed she was threatened when she was with Antony in Manchester, England, and her lawyer is now preparing to file a 70-page document and police report explaining evidence of the allegations against Antony, according to British media.

A Brazilian police report that received the case stated that Cavalin was assaulted for the first time by Antony at a party at a nightclub in Sao Paulo, and reportedly grabbed his arm and hair and pushed him down. Cavalin, who was 17 weeks pregnant at the time, eventually miscarried.

Cavalin, who began dating Antony again in August 2022, a month after the first assault, was assaulted for the second time in January. He was later assaulted two more times in the UK, and Antony's mother and friend reportedly witnessed the scene. He also informed the police that Antony was threatened, and submitted a photo of him injured in the assault as evidence. Cavalin claimed he had not met Antony since May.

Responding to his alleged assault, Antony said on social media, "I felt obliged to publicly inform fans, friends and family of the wrong accusations that I became a victim. From the beginning, the case was dealt with by providing a legitimate explanation to the police. "We cannot disclose details yet because we are investigating it," he said.

"This allegation is false. I can confidently say that the evidence to come will exonerate me. I did not commit any physical violence against Cavalin. I believe the police investigation will reveal all the truth," he said, claiming that Cavalin's claim was completely false and that there was no assault. Antony had claimed innocence even when the controversy first broke out.

Despite Antony's claim, the Brazilian Football Association withdrew his departure from the national team on its official website on the 5th, saying, "We need to investigate what was made public on the 4th and decided to exclude him to protect the victims, suspected players, Brazil national team and Brazilian Football Association."

With the A match period coming to an end soon and the time for the players to return to the club is approaching, Antony has agreed with Manchester United to postpone his return to the club until the incident is somewhat over.

Manchester United announced on its website on the 10th, "Players who have not participated in international competitions will return on Monday (11th)," adding, "However, Antony has agreed to postpone their return until further notice to resolve the charges."

"As a club, we condemn violence and abuse," he added. "We recognize the importance of protecting everyone involved in this situation, and we acknowledge the impact of these claims on victims."

Immediately, Antony also said in a statement, "I agreed with Manchester United to take a break while dealing with the groundless allegations made to me. This is a mutual decision," he said.

"I want to reiterate my innocence about the things I was accused of. "I will fully cooperate with the police," he said, claiming his innocence once again.

Manchester United is in a difficult situation amid attention to how Antony's assault charges will be concluded. This incident immediately reminded me of Mason Greenwood's sex scandal.

England striker Greenwood, born in 2001, was once the most promising prospect in Manchester United. Greenwood, who started playing for Manchester United at the age of seven, has played 129 games so far in the first division at a young age, scoring 35 goals and 12 assists, making the future anticipated.

However, Greenwood's soccer career changed dramatically when he was arrested by police in January last year for sexually assaulting and threatening his girlfriend. United banned Greenwood from the training ground until the investigation was completed, and in February, Greater Manchester Police announced that "all criminal proceedings related to Greenwood will be suspended as of this time." The prosecution dropped the charges against Greenwood because 12 witnesses who would prove the charges refused to cooperate.

Although the case was closed, the situation in Greenwood did not change. The charges were dropped, but Manchester United continued to maintain Greenwood's training and ban in consideration of public opinion, as voice files that scared his girlfriend were leaked from SNS at the time of his arrest.

Even after the 2023/24 season began, Manchester United could not easily decide to return to Greenwood due to fans' reactions and problems with the club's image, and eventually issued a statement on the club's official website on the 21st of last month, saying, "We mutually agreed that it was appropriate for Greenwood to leave Old Trafford."

In the end, Greenwood, who failed to return to Manchester United, will be able to return to the ground in about 20 months as he moved to Getafe in Spain's La Liga on loan before the transfer market closes in the summer of 2023.

If Antony goes on a similar path to Greenwood, Manchester United will lose the astronomical transfer fee invested in Antony. Last summer, Manchester United paid a whopping 85.5 million pounds (about 145.9 billion won) to Ajax to recruit Antony.