Footballer dropped from Uruguay's FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 squad for hitting wife

[Junaids]

South American football is notorious for tolerating ultra-Conservative players who beat their wives or treat women badly in their private lives. The Brazil team is notorious for the far-right sympathies of many of the players.

Friday 21 October was the deadline for coaches to submit a Reserved List of 55 players for the men’s World Cup in Qatar, and Uruguay unleashed a social earthquake reminiscent of a century ago when, as the world’s (then) richest country it introduced a welfare state with universal free healthcare and dared to select black players for the Copa America.

A century ago the Chilean and Brazilian teams were apoplectic at Uruguay selecting “African” players against them.

So what did they do today?

They omitted Cagliari’s right-back/right-midfielder Nahitan Nandez from the World Cup reserved list, and they did so due to accusations of “Patrimonal Violence” towards his wife.

Source: https://www.elpais.com.uy/amp/ovaci...z-utilizados-eliminatorias-mundial-qatar.html

Nandez is 26, almost signed for Juventus last January and was a key player now that the first choice right-back Ronald Araujo is in doubt after surgery.

Indeed, Nandez had played 13 of the 18 qualifiers.

Uruguay are serious contenders for the first time in over 70 years, due to the spine of their team being Gimenez/Araujo/Valverde/Betancur/Nunez.

But they are prepared to jeopardise that on the basis that female victims of domestic violence matter.

It’s less than two years since Santos re-signed Robinho after he had been convicted of rape. Yet across the southern border even an accusation of domestic violence disqualifies a player from going to the World Cup.

 

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Why did he hit his wife? Would love to see some context.

 

[SalimBhai]

There is no reason to hit your spouse. Latin America has a big problem with domestic violence, like some other parts of the world.

 

[Junaids]

Why did he hit his wife? Would love to see some context.

You do understand that for those of us in English-speaking nations, no context makes hitting a woman acceptable? Ever.

And there are no religious exceptions. Ever.

If you want to claim it as a right given by your religion, you actually need to find a different country to live in.

 

[sweep_shot]

You do understand that for those of us in English-speaking nations, no context makes hitting a woman acceptable? Ever.

And there are no religious exceptions. Ever.

If you want to claim it as a right given by your religion, you actually need to find a different country to live in.

I am curious. Why did he hit?

 

[sweep_shot]

There is no reason to hit your spouse. Latin America has a big problem with domestic violence, like some other parts of the world.

I am against unjustified violence against women.

However, if a woman attacks you physically, I guess you are allowed to defend yourself. It depends on the incident.

This is why I asked for context. We don't have the full picture.

 

[SalimBhai]

I am against unjustified violence against women.

However, if a woman attacks you physically, I guess you are allowed to defend yourself. No? It depends on what happened.

This is why I asked for context. We don't have the full picture.

There is no justified violence against women either.... Self defense an exception. I honestly dont know details

 

[Junaids]

Why did he hit his wife? Would love to see some context.

I am against unjustified violence against women.

However, if a woman attacks you physically, I guess you are allowed to defend yourself. It depends on the incident.

This is why I asked for context. We don't have the full picture.

Here’s the link:

https://www.archyde.com/nahitan-nan...he-was-denounced-and-filed-a-criminal-action/

I have to say, I remain unhappy that Moin Khan remained in senior positions in Pakistan cricket after his own comparable incident.

 

[sweep_shot]

I have to say, I remain unhappy that Moin Khan remained in senior positions in Pakistan cricket after his own comparable incident.

Why are you unhappy?

If the person has been penalized or the issue has been resolved, he shouldn't be barred from holding a senior position.

 

[Junaids]

Why are you unhappy?

If the person has been penalized or the issue has been resolved, he shouldn't be barred from holding a senior position.

No I respectfully disagree.

The footballer Adam Johnson completed his prison sentence for sex with a consenting underage teenager when he was 31. But no team would sign him.

Dennis Waterman was Britain’s highest paid actor when Rula Lenska disclosed that she had deliberately provoked him into hitting her. It took nearly two decades before he got a substantial role again, on a vastly lower salary.

Moin Khan never disputed that he beat his wife up while he was drunk at home in Clifton. But he got her to withdraw the criminal complaint, which under the British (and Australian and Canadian) system you cannot do.

Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/232434/case-against-moin-khan

Under our system his punishment would be increased for perverting the course of Justice by tampering with a witness. Under the Pakistani system the matter was closed.

I know I’m viewed as pro-American on this forum, but I don’t like multiple aspects of their justice system: out-of-court settlements, non-disclosure agreements and statutes of limitations, for example.

A criminal should not be able to purchase his victim withdrawing her complaint.

And it’s nice to see the Uruguayan football coach is willing to risk his team’s chance of a fifth world crown to do the right thing.

If Portugal wins the group, Uruguay plays Brazil in the Round of Sixteen.

If Araujo is still injured, that means that Vinicius Junior comes up against the journeyman Damian Suarez at right-back instead of Nahitan Nandez.

The Uruguayan coach is taking a huge stand risking that match-up when he could have used the accused wife-beater instead.

 

[sweep_shot]

No I respectfully disagree.

The footballer Adam Johnson completed his prison sentence for sex with a consenting underage teenager when he was 31. But no team would sign him.

Dennis Waterman was Britain’s highest paid actor when Rula Lenska disclosed that she had deliberately provoked him into hitting her. It took nearly two decades before he got a substantial role again, on a vastly lower salary.

Moin Khan never disputed that he beat his wife up while he was drunk at home in Clifton. But he got her to withdraw the criminal complaint, which under the British (and Australian and Canadian) system you cannot do.

Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/232434/case-against-moin-khan

Under our system his punishment would be increased for perverting the course of Justice by tampering with a witness. Under the Pakistani system the matter was closed.

I know I’m viewed as pro-American on this forum, but I don’t like multiple aspects of their justice system: out-of-court settlements, non-disclosure agreements and statutes of limitations, for example.

A criminal should not be able to purchase his victim withdrawing her complaint.

And it’s nice to see the Uruguayan football coach is willing to risk his team’s chance of a fifth world crown to do the right thing.

If Portugal wins the group, Uruguay plays Brazil in the Round of Sixteen.

If Araujo is still injured, that means that Vinicius Junior comes up against the journeyman Damian Suarez at right-back instead of Nahitan Nandez.

The Uruguayan coach is taking a huge stand risking that match-up when he could have used the accused wife-beater instead.

The Uruguayan coach is an idiot and he should be fired for dropping a key player at a world event.

 

[PakLFC]

I don't see why he should be dropped for such a thing. It's not a footballing matter.