An official at a top Premier League club is said to have helped an England player set up a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) with a woman with whom he had an affair
The club employee’s participation has raised questions about the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to keep people from speaking up about power abuses or inappropriate relationships if they want to.
Top Premier League club official forced England player mistress to sign NDA to keep affair hidden
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Reports say that the club official was there when the woman agreed to delete embarrassing photos and messages sent by the player in return for £20,000 in “hush money.” The club employee’s engagement is said to have made the woman feel like she had to do something.
During away games, when the player was staying in a hotel with his lover, they had s*x. This led to the affair being found out. Even though the affair started before the man married his wife, it kept going after they were married. When his wife started to suspect his lover, the player hired lawyers to get an NDA signed to keep his lover quiet.
The use of NDAs in such situations has been criticised by campaigners for the charity Women’s Aid. “It’s extraordinary that in the MeToo era a rich footballer can shut down a woman with a legal document simply because he doesn’t want the world to know about his sordid affair,” said an insider.
NDA scandal highlights need for transparency
Concerns have been made about the abuse of power by people in power, especially in professional football, because a club official was involved in setting up the NDA. “Clamping down on a vulnerable woman’s right to speak out should be a million miles from the role of a major club or its staff members. It leaves a very sour taste in the mouth and makes many people feel deep unease. Heads must roll,” said a source.
People have said that NDAs are bad because they make it hard for people to speak up about power misuse or bad relationships. Campaigners have said that the agreements can make it hard for people to talk about their situations and, in some cases, make it hard for them to get justice.
NDA scandal highlights need for greater responsibility
This shows how much more openness and responsibility are needed in the relationships between people in power and those who work for them. It also shows how important it is to create a society where people who have been abused or exploited feel safe enough to come forward and talk about it without fear of being hurt.
The fact that a top Premier League club was involved in this case brought attention to the fact that powerful people and organisations could break NDAs. We don’t know yet if this will lead to a bigger discussion about how NDAs can be used to hide information and quiet people who want to speak out.
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