Manchester United’s winger Antony in the eye of a storm
By Daily Tab24. Updated: Sep 10, 2023.
Antony – Manchester United’s winger was accused of assault by his estranged ex-girlfriend Gabriela Cavallin, an allegation he has denied. Earlier on, he kept mum when law enforcement authorities made public the accusation, but was forced to react after he was dropped from Brazilian squad, a move that sets on course what could be better described as turbulent period of his foot balling career.
The accusation made by his former girlfriend was taken seriously by Manchester United and Brazilian national team, forcing the country’s coach to drop him. Machester United has not confirmed if they would drop him after the international break, but confirmed they are monitoring the situation through a public statement to that effect.
The first move to make is to denounce assault on women, and such move involves dropping the accused until the matter is determined.
There is every possibility that Antony could be dropped by Manchester United while investigation goes on. That is the bitter reality of the matter, even if eventually found innocent, the accused, especially in football suffers remarkably.
Antony spoke to Brazilian tv Primeiro Impacto in defense of himself, promising to prove to the world that he didn’t assault his ex-girlfriend and will never assault a woman.
“I do not support violence against women ever. It’s totally wrong, 100 per cent wrong. I have a mother, a sister, and I would never want this to happen to them”.
“Hitting a woman is something that doesn’t cross my mind. I know the truth will come out and it will show up. I know there are a lot of people butchering me, but the truth comes out”.
“Brazil excluding me? It was hard. I felt really bad because it was for something that wasn’t true. I never touched that girl. I’m never going to head butt a person. I’m 100% sure I’ve never touched a woman. And I’ll come up with the evidence. People will see the truth. I’m sure I’ve never committed physical violence”
More women have come up to officially complain that they were assaulted by Antony, compounding his woes. Ingrid Lana, 33 years old lady claimed Antony attacked her for refusing to grant consent for sex during a visit to his UK home.
Another woman, Rayssa de Freitas also claimed she lodged a complaint to Sao Paulo police in May 2022, where she accused Antony of physically assaulting her in his car while leaving a night club. The law student made a strong case that was not taken seriously or investigated by the police since last year.
Lana said she never been in a relationship before, but was invited by Antony who wanted to have sex with her. According to her, she refused and got pushed by Antony. She further noted Antony deceived her with a business invitation, only for it to turn into a sexual meeting she strongly declined and got physically attacked for refusing to grant sexual pleasure to the Manchester United’s winger.
Antony’s ordeal will add to the list of Manchester United players to have suffered from accusations by their girlfriends that was later dropped or discharged. The club was forced to deny a report that it tried to conceal Antony’s physical assault on his ex-girlfriend.
