A Manchester United star has now broken his silence after being accused of domestic abuse.
Brazilian winger Antony has vehemently denied reports that he assaulted a young woman he was reportedly seeing.
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The winger is understood to have been the subject of an investigation by Sao Paulo police after the woman in question laid a complaint against the player earlier this month, alleging that he had caused her bodily injuries and showed threatening behaviour towards her.
Some of the allegations date back to July 2022, but the former Ajax Amsterdam star has since maintained he innocence on the issue.
In a statement he put out on Instagram, the 23-year-old wrote: "To friends, fans and followers. For you, after submitting my statement at the police station where the investigation of the investigation involving my name is being conducted, I wanted to speak publicly for the first time since I was falsely accused of assault.
"I stayed silent until the moment so that nothing could interfere with the investigation process, but during all those days my family and I suffered in silence.
"Despite being born and raised in a very needy community, I had never been through a situation similar to this, in which a false assault charge resulted in a preliminary and unfair public judgement on the part of some.
"After the closure of the investigation my innocence will be proven certain that justice will prevail and the damage initially caused to my image will be in the past.
"Thank you for the countless messages of support received at this very difficult time."
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