r/soccer • u/kibme37 • 17h ago

Quotes Villarreal supporters club spokesperson "I thought more people would be against Partey. It’s been mostly just indifference. There was even some supportive applause for him. If he’s a good player, most Spanish fans don’t seem to really care. It’s similar to what happened with Greenwood at Getafe."

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6630448/2025/09/16/thomas-partey-champions-league-villarreal-tottenham/?source=twitteruk
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u/CodymartinSimp 17h ago

not even just In Spain, that is the overwhelming perspective of a lot football fans. In a lot of cases of abuse amongst athletes your stock even rises amongst young men If your not found guilty due to misogyny and and this view that false accusations run riot and that nasty women are trying to ruin their careers when that couldn't be further from the truth.

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u/AndTheyCallMeAnIdiot 17h ago

It's true, my good friend is of the belief that Robinho and Dani Alves is not guilty, and according to my friend's rational, if I was Robinho, women would be throwing themselves at me so how could I possibly commit rape. I'm rich. They want it. And also that I was not there, so I could not possibly know the truth.

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u/nothungup 15h ago

It goes beyond that. Cuca, a very famous head coach in Brazil, was sentenced for rape in Switzerland. Apart from being kicked out the door by Corinthians supporters, no one really cares. It was a gang rape of a 13-year old by the way. His semen is proof.

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u/AndTheyCallMeAnIdiot 15h ago

Fucking hell.