Recently, the trial of "Manchester United Prince" Greenwood for alleged sexual assault has been fermenting in major media, so let's take this opportunity to take stock of the five superstars who have been caught up in sexual assault in world football.
1. Adam. Johnson
The Middlesbrough-based English player was a winger for Manchester City and Sunderland clubs, and he made a name for himself for his speed, fancy dribbling and sharp wing breakouts. Mancini, then Manchester City manager, once commented on him: "Watching Johnson play reminds me of Giggs when I was younger. "In 2010, Johnson was successfully selected for the England national team and his career was thriving. But it was the young talent who was arrested by police in March 2015 on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in his £1.85 million mansion. In 2016, Adam Johnson attended a trial for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl, pleaded guilty to the charge of having sex with the woman, and was eventually sentenced to six years in prison. He ended his career.
Shock index: 6
2. Benjamin. Mendy
Another former Manchester City player, Premier League giants signed Benjamin Mendy from Monaco in 2017 wielding a cheque book for a jaw-dropping £52 million transfer fee. The transfer fee of £52 million also broke the record set by David Luiz at the time for the transfer fee of a football defender. After moving to Manchester City, Mendy became a glass man on the pitch and spent most of the year in injury, making just 50 appearances in total in his five years at the Etihad Stadium. In August 2021, Cheshire Police issued a statement confirming that Mendy had been charged with seven counts of rape and one count of sexual assault. The allegations involved three victims over the age of 16.
Shock index: 7
3. Mason Greenwood
Greenwood, like the former "Manchester United Golden 92 Generation", is a young talent cultivated by Manchester United's youth training. Talented and promoted to United's first team at just 17 years old, he scored 17 goals and provided three assists in 47 appearances (27 starts) for the Reds. The England national team, Manchester United and the Red Devils fans have unlimited expectations for him, hoping that he can reach or even surpass the heights of his predecessors, such as Lineker, Irving, Rooney, Kane, and eventually lead Manchester United and the England national team to new glory. However, the "Aoki Ball King" failed everyone's love. In January 2022, Greenwood was arrested on suspicion of raping and assaulting a woman. In October, British police announced that they had charged Manchester United striker Mason Greenwood with three counts, including attempted rape, and that the case would be heard on October 17.
Shock index: 8
4. Robinho
The third star to have played for Manchester City. The Brazilian superstar, who has played for Real Madrid, Manchester City, AC Milan, Evergrande and many other giant teams, has been the focus of the media since his debut. His fancy foot skills, especially his "continuous cycling" stunts, are so deep in the essence of samba football that he is so dazzling that the entire stadium seems to become a stage for him to perform alone. But the artist on the green field is a flash in the pan in world football due to his lack of self-discipline in life. In January 2021, Robinho was sentenced to nine years in prison by an Italian court for allegedly participating in the gang rape of a 23-year-old woman in a nightclub, and now the Italian Ministry of Justice has formally requested extradition from the Brazilian side.
Shock index: 9
5. Cristiano Ronaldo
The Portuguese superstar is one of the greatest players in world football for almost a fifteen years. If there is no lifelong enemy Messi, it is even possible to remove "one", a five-time Golden Globe winner. He seems to be omnipotent on the pitch, dribbling, breaking through, passing and shooting at the world's top level. He set new records in football and left his name forever in the annals of world football. However, compared with Ronaldo's peerless skills, his character is much inferior. Ronaldo is accused of sexually assaulting a woman named Catherine Mayorga at a Las Vegas hotel on June 13, 2009. In 2021, according to the British "Mirror" news, Ronaldo's suspected rape case has not ended, and he was claimed 56.5 million pounds by the woman. Catherine Mayorga, the heroine of Ronaldo's alleged rape case, will invite 60 witnesses to testify.
Shock index: 10