A spokeswoman for Neymar, 29, did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but denied the accusation to The Journal. In 2018, a longtime employee filed a complaint to Nike, according to The Journal, which cited documents it reviewed and unnamed people familiar with the investigation. While there, Neymar tried to force the woman to perform oral sex and blocked her from leaving the room, the complaint said, according to The Journal. The woman asked Nike about the status of her complaint in 2019, The Journal reported. Around the same time in 2019, Neymar was accused of raping a Brazilian model, Najila Trindade, whom he had flown to Paris.

Source: New York Times May 28, 2021 03:00 UTC