Chelsea and Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is to take action against his former international manager Marc Wilmots for libel and defamation following comments that appeared to blame him and his father for his country’s elimination from Euro 2016. READ ALSO: Dino’s arrest destroys the sanctity of this chamber, senators say of Melaye-police face-offCourtois announced via his Facebook page on Tuesday night that he would be taking action along with his father after comments made by Wilmots in an interview with French television channel beIN Sports. M. Wilmots -– not for the first time -– reiterates publicly and intentionally accusations against my honor and my reputation as well as my father,” Courtois, 25, wrote. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Salah threatens Messi, Ronaldo’s Ballon d’Or stranglehold“That means that you don’t respect your country. He went on to have a spell in charge of the Ivory Coast in 2017, while Spaniard Roberto Martinez succeeded him as coach of Belgium.

Source: Punch April 25, 2018 14:15 UTC