Following the accusations of match manipulation, John Textor sends a message to Leila and Casares, and guarantees that he has already shown the evidence to the authorities
Moving the sports news in recent days, with claims that he has proof of result manipulation in Brazilian football, the owner of SAF do Botafogo, John Textor spoke again. After his team’s game in the Libertadores, the North American sent a message to the managers who criticized the matter and assured that he had a large amount of evidence.
“I went to the police station, started the process, handed over evidence, gave my statement. I have a lot more proof than a Good Game! report. (…) It’s a wonderful day. I spoke to independent and reasonable investigators who did not appear to be supporting any club. It’s a lot of information, it takes months of data collection. It is very much the beginning of a very healthy process“, commented the leader.
John Textor leaving court after speaking
“Your Honor… April 1st”
And be absolved
— Lourenç0 (@jjoaolourenc0) April 2, 2024
After that, Textor still sent a message to Leila Pereira It is Julio Casarespresidents of Palm trees It is São Paulo, clubs involved in the accusations. The top hat asked the woman from Palmeiras to disarm herself and wait for the evidence to be delivered, while Tricolor apologized for not having said anything before, but he did so due to the nature of the evidence.
“Leila (Pereira), put down your weapons. You don’t know what evidence I handed over. Julio (Casares), São Paulo… Dude, you’re my friend. I couldn’t talk to you about this because of the nature of the evidence I have“, commented John Textor in the mixed zone after Botafogo’s defeat.
The games in question in the accusation refer to the 2022 and 2023 Brazilian Championship, between Palmeiras and Strength, and Palmeiras against São Paulo. Both clashes ended with a rout for Verdão and according to Textor, there were signs of suspicious attitudes on the part of players from the losing teams.
Source: sportbuzz
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