Man Utd and Man City academy players at centre of age-fraud claims

[Mr Grumpy]

Non paywall article

Manchester United and Manchester City are facing questions over a potential age-fraud scandal involving some of their foreign-born academy players.
Evidence has emerged casting doubt on the stated ages of six footballers to have moved to the UK in the last several years – three of whom have played for England at youth level – and raising the prospect some may even be adults. It includes photographs indicating each of the six had played in much older year groups back in their homelands than the age they purportedly would have been at the time.
Telegraph Sport is not naming the players involved because the photographs and other records do not prove their stated ages are false and because some or all may still be vulnerable minors. There is also no suggestion United or City have knowingly enabled age-cheating at their academies. But the evidence – of which both clubs are aware – does raise questions about whether they could do more to ensure it and other related offences are not occurring.

 

[Eric Hitchmough]

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[mscenterh750]

Cheating Trafford Raggy cunts!!!

 

[Hoghead]

116

Or 131

 

[Blue_Lightsaber]

Isn't date of birth based on a LEGAL GOVERNMENT document?

How's the club responsible.. they take the government documents at face value?

This sounds like a rehash of the whole Traci Lords pornstar thing from the 80's..

If you remember the US government tried to prosecute the Porn producers/ directors but they all said they used her legal government identification to accept her age which said she was 18 so if anyone made an error, it was the GOVERNMENT.

 

[Blue Mist]

Isn't date of birth based on a LEGAL GOVERNMENT document?

How's the club responsible.. they take the government documents at face value?

This sounds like a rehash of the whole Traci Lords pornstar thing from the 80's..

If you remember the US government tried to prosecute the Porn producers/ directors but they all said they used her legal government identification to accept her age which said she was 18 so if anyone made an error, it was the GOVERNMENT.

I need to verify this myself.
Have you anymore info on Traci Lords, perhaps a website? that would help.me assess how old she was/is.

 

[dronefromsector7G]

116

Is that how old they really are?

 

[Blue_Lightsaber]

I need to verify this myself.
Have you anymore info on Traci Lords, perhaps a website? that would help.me assess how old she was/is.

Certainly not something I'd like to post here and get banned over by Ric.

But if you're really interested.. Google is your friend!

 

[Blackley_Blue]

Something similar happened with the scousers years ago. They bought a youth player from one of the NW clubs (Bury or Oldham I think) and it turned out he was a few years older than his passport said he was.


Part of a much bigger problem we have in the UK this but I daren't say anything on Bluemoon as I don't want to be accused of having a threesome with Farage and Trump.

 

[Blue_Lightsaber]

Something similar happened with the scousers years ago. They bought a youth player from one of the NW clubs (Bury or Oldham I think) and it turned out he was a few years older than his passport said he was.


Part of a much bigger problem we have in the UK this but I daren't say anything on Bluemoon as I don't want to be accused of having a threesome with Farage and Trump.

See media ignore the "darlings" but try to slime City with anything and everything even though not our fault and not limited to us!