Felipe Melo, harsh against Robinho and Dani Alves: “If they had done it with my daughter, I don’t think I would be here”

The sentences a Daniele Alves AND Robinho Due to sexual abuse, football has shaken the world. On March 20 it was announced that the former player of real Madrid must serve the sentence Tremembé, the famous prison, in Brazil. On the other hand, the former player of Barcelona He was provisionally released after posting bail of 1.1 million euros, after more than a year behind bars.

One of those who spoke on the topic was a former teammate of the two from Brazil: Philip Melo. The midfielder was frank and said in an interview with Globo Sporte: “I have a 15-year-old daughter. If they had done this with my daughter, I don’t think I would be here to give them this interview.”

The Fluminense player shared the squad with the two condemned to the World Cup South Africa 2010. He explained that “no one is forced to talk about it”, but he does “because there is no problem“and added: “I think we need to respect human beings, to women and to men.”

He also explained what was the moment he learned the news: “It came like a bomb, but They must pay for what they have done. “If they are convicted, they will have to pay for it.” Philip Melo He hopes this will serve as an example so that these cases do not continue to occur.

However, he hopes that once they have served their sentence they can be “resocialized“. “This is very serious. You have to pay, and after you pay the fine and leave, you have to be resocialized”, but he anticipates that it is very likely that They can’t play football anymore.

“Nor can they close the doors to him, because they have paid. According to the law of men, they have paid. They must pay“said the champion America in relation to the possibility of being able to be part of a company again.

He instead referred to Dani Alves’ release on bail. “I don’t think it’s long enough. Daniel Alves has already been released from prison. I don’t think that’s enough for someone who he did this to a woman. Imagine the girl’s feelings,” Melo said.

The player concluded the interview with a reflection: “We can’t get into anyone’s head. Yes, we have a duty to educate our children, and this also has a lot to do with education. Educate our sons and daughters so that this does not happen.”

The statements of Philip Melo are added to those of Danilo ahead of the match against Brazil and England, this Saturday, when it called on the senior team and youth teams to “be aware of these situations so that they are not repeated” and to reflect on a situation that all women live.