Cape Verde’s soccer team captain accused of raping translator before star World Cup run

Fuente: New York Post

The captain of World Cup fairytale story, Cape Verde, has been accused of rape by a team translator after he allegedly entered her hotel room and choked her, according to reports. Ryan Mendes, 36, who has played in all three of the African island country’s World Cup games so far, was accused of sexually assaulting a Brazilian woman hired to be the team’s translator during a trip to New Zealand to play a game in March, reported Brazil’s Globo news outlet. The unidentified woman said she approached at least three officials from the Cape Verdean soccer authorities who did not respond, according to Brazilian media.