Brazil drops Man United’s Antony from squad after ex-girlfriend says he attacked her

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Manchester United’s Antony was removed from the Brazil squad Monday after his former girlfriend said that he attacked her and threatened to kill her.

Gabriela Cavallin said the 23-year-old assaulted her three times, including the day after his team’s 2-1 victory over Manchester City in January. Antony denied her accounts of events in an Instagram post and added, according to translation from The Guardian’s Tom Phillips, “Never did I commit any act of physical aggression.”

A CBF statement, with translation from

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