Nailed it.
Antony under investigation by Brazilian authorities for domestic abuse | Back in the squad
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Antony hasn't been charged. He was interviewed yesterday for hours by police and United feel he has provided enough evidence to prove his innocence.
Where did I say it was? I said fair enough.
Antony has not been charged.
Good to have him back.
I'm sorry but this is just a stupid statement all round.
What if she attacked him and he had to defend himself? He's not the biggest guy and even he hurt her maybe it was unintentional. That's only one scenario and it may be he's in the wrong but surely the police would have done something if they had something a bit more solid?
Only the participants know what happened and condemning him without strong evidence goes the other way.
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Rachel Riley will not be happy.
The right decision considering how this investigation seems to be going.
No one can say for sure if he is guilty or innocent, and it should always be innocent until proven guilty. Did she allege that Antony was responsible as it happened or was it down the line when they were no longer together? It's possible she has her own dishonest motives, it is possible that Antony has harmed her, it's probably 50/50 chance. If he is guilty it will come to the light eventually and he will be punished, but what's the point of punishing him before being proven guilty.. just appeasing the woke crowd?
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Clearly innocent. The fact he's been so compliant it's obvious.
Club have little wriggle room from a contractual pov presumably unless he's charged I'd imagine and that's still something that may or may not happen.
Right decision for now.
No arrest, no charges yet, interviews done with police.
No arrest, no charges yet, interviews done with police.
Fair enough. Like they said in the statement, as his employer they can't suspend him until he's actually charged with something. As it stands right now they are just allegations and looks like he has cooperated with both Brazilian and GMP police.
Makes sense to bring him back into the squad if he is in the right headspace to play.
Makes sense to bring him back into the squad if he is in the right headspace to play.
And this is the crux of it. United have a duty of care towards their employee.
He's given his side in the UK and Brazil, so untill he is charged, there isn't really a grounds to suspend him.
If the police see something in the evidence that gives them grounds to charge him, then we'll rightfully suspend him.
That's fair. He's spoken to the police and they haven't charged him. He should be able to play. If that changes, you suspend him.
That’s her business. The world is not black and white.
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I hope you’re never in a position of decision-making and/or policing/legal power.
Based on what? Whobare you to know more than those involved? Or are you just another one who loves to take the moral high ground?
word is the biggest dogwhistle aroundMaybe I’m reading it wrong but it reads as United is satisfied he’s provided enough evidence to support his denials - not that United concluded he’s clear of any wrongdoing.
It reads as insight/explanation of their decision for the moment. Not a declaration of Antony’s innocence
Go support another team then. Funny how many fans have insider knowledge or have seen more evidence than the police
You have to protect all parties. Mendy was found not guilty and look how his career developed…
Not sure I'd have expected much more from United, pending further developments.
I feel like I'm one of his biggest ""haters"" so-to-speak,
in the sense that I moan about his weaknesses plenty of times.
I have no real hopes for him to improve dramatically and I wish we upgraded on him.
Still, I can't understand anyone who would think it's wrong of us to let him back in the side right now.
The moment he's charged with something- if that ever happens- we should and will make sure he's not a part of the team.
Until then- why the heck should we deprive him of the right to do his job?
He took a leave of absence which was the right call, he met with the police which seemed to have worked well for him...
What more could we ask him to have done?
in the sense that I moan about his weaknesses plenty of times.
I have no real hopes for him to improve dramatically and I wish we upgraded on him.
Still, I can't understand anyone who would think it's wrong of us to let him back in the side right now.
The moment he's charged with something- if that ever happens- we should and will make sure he's not a part of the team.
Until then- why the heck should we deprive him of the right to do his job?
He took a leave of absence which was the right call, he met with the police which seemed to have worked well for him...
What more could we ask him to have done?
There are always huge ‘say the line, Bart’ vibes when reading through posts like that. Just waiting for the word to pop up.
Also, this. The club shows enough support by letting him back to the side.
A football club shouldn't publicly voice opinions on whether X took place or not.
We're no judge nor a police force.
It's good to have extra bodies but we've not even slightly missed him while he's been gone.
Where have I heard this before
Why would we regret it? We have said we will monitor the outcome and change course if needed. We aren’t saying we support violence or framing a footballer.
Use his right foot?
He’s come out fighting and it seems to me that he’s confident of getting this accusation dropped. The police don’t seem to be in a rush to hold him either.
If he's co-operated with the authorities and they've found nothing to caution, arrest or charge upon, then Manchester United certainly can't be the judge, jury and executioner any longer.
Obviously if the situation changes then absolutely re-consider.
Obviously if the situation changes then absolutely re-consider.
United need to stop taking decisions for itself? Alright then.
Good news but I hope they don’t end up buckling due to social media backlash like we did with Greenwood
Good.
What’s he been charged with by either the British or Brazilian authorities?
Answer - Nothing.
What’s he been charged with by either the British or Brazilian authorities?
Answer - Nothing.
He's a bad footballer but he's better than nothing.