The noose tightens around Benjamin Mendy. For several months, the French side of Manchester City has been prosecuted for charges of rape. He is currently being held in pre-trial detention in Altcourse prison (north of Liverpool). This week, after the initial complaints, two new charges came to charge the Manchester City full-back. He now faces six counts of rape and one of sexual assault.
Problem: the blunders of journalists multiply in relation to this news. Thus, two players are too often confused with the ex-international. They are Édouard and Ferland Mendy. The former transformed Chelsea’s defense while the latter took Marcelo’s place at Real Madrid. Sacred customers then.
In a story on his Instagram account, the Senegalese goalkeeper of the Blues made a photomontage with several photos of him used to illustrate the Benjamin Mendy affair. What, legitimately, annoy the doorman: “Sad to see that in 2021, in France as in England, for some blacks have neither first names nor distinct faces “, he explains. “These” errors “in the photos seem anecdotal, on the contrary they are highly symbolic. However, it is not that complicated to differentiate two faces, especially when the jersey is of precious help”, he added.
Words relayed by Ferland Mendy. “Thank you Edouard Mendy! We are in 2021! Stop. It will take time, but you will end up respecting us! Whether you like it or not!”
The two players are not the only ones to experience this kind of misunderstanding. Kyle Walker had already had the bitter experience.
