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Other football - 2020/21


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On 05/02/2021 at 08:54, cloggypop said:

Not sure what's happening with Quincy Promes after stabbing his nephew. 

 

 

 

Earlier this month, Dutch prosecutors successfully argued that Promes was central to a drug trafficking operation involved in smuggling some 1,360 kilograms of cocaine from Brazil to the Netherlands through the port of Antwerp in Belgium in 2020, in two separate incidents. 

“It is particularly bad that the suspect [Promes] normalizes and almost romanticizes the large-scale cocaine trade,” said Dutch prosecutors.

“The suspect profiles himself that way to the outside world, while he is an example for young people who look up to him,” the prosecutors added.

Promes was convicted in absentia to six years in prison for drug trafficking. It’s a sentence he won’t serve any time soon given given he lives in Russia, playing for Russian Premier League side Spartak Moscow.

“The suspect maintained a managerial role and was a financier. He worked calculatedly, was careful and did not take too many risks. He did not get his own hands dirty. He let others do the dirty work,” said prosecutors earlier this month in the case.

 

Criminologist Hans Nelen told CNN that Promes’ case is “remarkable … From the outside, many people are inclined to say: ‘He will earn millions of euros a year…. Why [is he] involved in the drug trade to begin with?’”

A professor of criminology at Maastricht University, Nelen says the general public’s reaction to Promes’ situation was one of frustration.

“That he’s out and he cannot be arrested and then he cannot be put in jail, and is still playing football,” he said.

According to Nelen, Promes posting photos on social media in expensive cars, wearing diamond encrusted jewelry and on luxury holidays to destinations like Dubai, isn’t a great look with the Dutch public.

“He’s still putting posts on social media, and he’s pretending that he is untouchable,” added Nelen.

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10 minutes ago, Pete said:

No 12:30 game today? Guess we’re otherwise occupied this weekend.

 

No apparently BT said they wouldn't put a champions league team on at 12:30 if they played away on Weds. So Arsenal game wasn't chosen as its looking after players welfare, Arsenal players needed protected travelling back from Portugal on Weds night. Thought Liverpool players travelling back from South America,Africa and Japan on a Thursday appears to be fine

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1 hour ago, Babb'sBurstNad said:

Wtf? Real Madrid are playing Atalanta in the Champions League tonight?

 

Have I been in a coma or something?

 

 

No

They've played both legs

Real play tomorrow against Sevilla

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