The Icelandic Football Association announced on Monday in a communicated that its entire executive committee had resigned, reports Euronews. The move follows accusations of covering up a sexual assault charge against an international player. A 25-year-old woman had said on television that she lodged a complaint after being harassed and sexually abused by a player for the Icelandic national team.
The facts date back to September 2017. She also claimed that the player in question admitted the facts and paid her a sum of money in compensation. His club IFK Göteborg told him: “ we have entered into a dialogue with the player on this to consider how we can move forward. (…) We would like to point out that we distance ourselves from his behavior and any other similar behavior. »
