Football protest wave
Harassment and bullying allegations – coach resigns after league-wide demonstrations
Status: 16.04.2024 | Reading time: 2 minutes
Kleiton Lima denies the allegations against him
Source: dpa/Thomas Eisenhuth
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Female soccer players in Brazil are protesting across clubs. They want scandal coach Kleiton Lima to leave FC Santos again. He is accused of bullying and harassment. And he goes.
Following league-wide protests, former Brazilian women’s soccer coach Kleiton Lima resigned as coach of women’s first division club FC Santos just two weeks after being reinstated. The hometown club of Brazil’s late soccer icon Pelé said in a statement that Lima had made “a personal decision” to “protect his family, his integrity and the club.”
Brazilian media reported last September that there were 19 anonymous allegations of bullying and harassment against Lima. He was then placed on leave before being reinstated on April 2nd. Santos officials had previously said they had found no evidence of wrongdoing, although players had provided evidence of their statements.
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Lima also denies the allegations against him. Since his return, the 49-year-old coach has even received “death threats” in recent days because of “the allegations made last year,” the club said in a statement.
“They won’t silence us!”
Since Friday, players from across the league have been protesting against Lima’s return under the slogan “They won’t silence us!” Before their games, they covered their mouths with their hands. Players wearing the number 19 stood with their backs to the photographers during team photos, alluding to the number of cases Lima was accused of.
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Bullying, discrimination and sexual harassment have been a major problem in Brazilian women’s football for years. In an anonymous survey by “ge.globo.com”, 209 players from the first three leagues reported on misconduct and even attacks by club officials and coaches.
