Brazilian defender Marcelo has rubbished stories that he was dropped by his former membership Lyon for laughing and breaking wind.
The 34-year-old centre-back – full title Marcelo Antonio Guedes Filho – left the Ligue 1 facet in January, after being dropped from the senior squad.
This week French newspaper L’Equipe reported that the rationale for his fall from grace was a string of disciplinary points, together with inappropriate laughing throughout workforce talks and repeatedly passing wind in entrance of team-mates.
“Thanks to L’Equipe, after a long time, I have come back to Twitter to deny all the allegations,” Marcelo wrote on the social media platform, including: “Journalism nowadays is a joke!”
It was his first tweet since May final yr.
It was not the primary time there hade been tales in regards to the participant’s perspective. In August final yr, ESPN reported that he had been expelled from the senior Lyon workforce after he was caught laughing throughout captain Leo Dubois’ speech, following a heavy defeat by Angers, by which he himself scored an personal purpose.
After coaching with the reserves, Marcelo was moved on to Bordeaux in January. His new membership are backside of Ligue 1.
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
