"Family comes first" Seoul Captain Lingard made a surprise trip to England due to consideration for director Kim Ki-dong → Appears in court to help 'sexual harassment allegations'
"Family comes first" Seoul Captain Lingard made a surprise trip to England due to consideration for director Kim Ki-dong → Appears in court to help 'sexual harassment allegations'
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FC Seoul captain Jesse Lingard (33) was found to have made a surprise departure to his home country of England during the season.
Lingard left for England after the ninth round of the "Hana Bank K League 1 2025" against Gwangju at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 19th. After promising to the club that he would return in time for the 10th round of the K League 1 away game against Pohang at Pohang Steelyard on the 27th, he boarded a flight to England on the 21st. Seoul coach Kim Ki-dong and the Seoul club reportedly allowed Lingard to "go to England" under the judgment that "family comes first." Considering the distance from England and the time difference, it was not an easy decision. Coach Kim also considered Lingard, a "goose father," to meet his young daughter in England during the last season.
This time, there is a special story. BBC reported that Lingard testified for Kenneth Lingard, 86, a grandfather who is suspected of committing sexual crimes against children at Liverpool Crown Court on Tuesday (Korea time). Kenneth has been charged with sexually harassing a woman from the age of 5 until she turned 19. The woman, now 60, reported sexual abuse to police after seeing Kenneth "beautifulized" in the 2022 documentary Jesse Lingard-The Untold Story. Kenneth completely denies 17 counts of harassment.
Lingard, who was in court wearing a suit, thanked him for living with his grandparents from the age of 2 to 3 and fully supporting his career. "My grandfather taught me all the skills, including basic soccer. He drove from Liverpool to Manchester, Crewe, Barnsley and Stoke and watched me play soccer," he said. "Grandfather is the person who made me here today."
Lingard's love for his grandparents from Manchester United is dreadful. It is said that one of the reasons he spent nearly eight months invincible without joining a new team after his contract with English Premier League club Nottingham Forest in 2023 was to spend time with his grandparents for the first time in a long time. In particular, he stayed with his grandmother until she died of illness after taking care of young Lingard.
The woman explained why she reported, "I felt bad about Kenneth being described as such a hero." After the broadcast, it was also revealed that he sent text messages to Lingard three times.
'Jessie Lingard, shame on you. Too many lies. Your grandfather, Kenneth Lingard, harassed me and sexually abused me. You know that. You made a documentary to look like a mental health ambassador. Like you said, I'm speaking out. No more silence,' he reportedly pressed Lingard with messages such as 'Jessie Lingard.
In another article, he mentioned that his grandfather was a pedophile and a child abuser, saying that he was hiding a dark secret. He also accused Lingard's late grandmother of being an "aide."
Lingard was adamant. "I thought, 'What are you talking about? I've never heard of anything about this,'" he said of the woman's criticism of her grandfather's appearance on a documentary. When she threatened to call the police, she said, "If you want that, do it."
Lingard told jurors that the woman "appeared out of the blue, it was rather random," and replied that if she had known about her grandfather's alleged abuse before, she would have "cut the relationship straight away." Lingard also said he would block his grandfather from seeing his daughter and sister if the woman's allegations were true. 카지노사이트
As for the reason for the documentary, he explained, "I made it just to show the mental health reasons and how my family and footballers live. We are all human beings after all."
Asked if his grandfather's trial caused problems, he said, "How many sponsorship contracts in Korea failed. And we had to put more sponsorship contracts on hold." The trial will resume on Saturday local time.
As promised by Coach Kim, Lingard will return to the team during the week and prepare for the 10th round of the K-League 1 against Pohang at Pohang Steel Yard on Wednesday. He has scored four goals in nine matches this season. Seoul, which had no loss in seven consecutive matches, lost to Gwangju 1-2. It ranks sixth with three wins, four draws, two losses and 13 points.