I'm in Lingard's court, what's going on?Immediately after the Gwangju match, he boarded a 英 → 'Save your grandfather'

I'm in Lingard's court, what's going on?Immediately after the Gwangju match, he boarded a 英 → 'Save your grandfather'

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FC Seoul's 'captain' Jesse Lingard (32) rushed to court on a flight to England to save his grandfather, who is on trial for child molestation.

Major media such as the British 'BBC' reported on the 23rd (Korea Standard Time) that "Lingard, who plays in Korea, stood on the witness stand at Liverpool Crown Court wearing a black suit, white shirt and tie."

Lingard once scored a comeback goal in the 33rd minute of the second half when his team was trailing 0-2 at home against Gwangju FC at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 19th. The team lost 1-2. The next day, he headed to the airport and reportedly arrived in the country on the 21st.

Her grandfather Kenneth Lingard, 86, has been indicted on charges of sexually harassing a woman 17 times between the ages of 5 and 19. He has completely denied the allegation. The woman claimed that she decided to reveal the story after Kenneth Lingard was highlighted in a documentary program about Lingard's soccer life in 2022.

"This woman suddenly appeared. It was random," Lingard told the court. 메이저놀이터 "Shame on you. You know what your grandfather did to me. I have no idea how I can get her to be featured in a documentary." If you want, call the police," he said.

"He taught me all the skills in football and drove me from Liverpool to Manchester, Crewe, Barnsley and Stoke. He was the man who made me who I am today," Lingard said. "If I had known about my grandfather's alleged sexual harassment, I would have quit my relationship," he said. "Neither my daughter nor my sister would have been there." He added that the trial cancelled several sponsorship deals in Korea, and that the ongoing sponsorship deals have to be postponed.