Sheffield United under fire for allowing convicted rapist Ched Evans to train with team Nick Potts/AP Convicted rapist Ched Evans returns to pro soccer, much to the displeasure of almost everyone in England. An English soccer club came under attack from leading politicians, campaign groups and its own shirt sponsor on Wednesday for allowing a player who was convicted of rape to resume training at its facilities. Sheffield United, which plays in English soccer’s third tier, has accepted a request from the country’s players’ union to allow Wales international Ched Evans to train at the club following his release from jail after serving half of a five-year sentence for rape. “He is purely down to train with us and we will take it from there,” said United manager Nigel Clough, who added that no decision had been made over whether to offer Evans a contract. Paul Blomfield, a Sheffield-based legislator of the opposition Labour Party, urged the club to reconsider its decision because the issue is “dragging our name through the mud and dividing fans” and does not believe Evans has recognized the gravity of his crime. “Since his release, Ched Evans has not taken this first step towards rehabilitation, but has trivialised his crime by describing it as an ‘act of infidelity,”’ Blomfield [...] newsnyork/sheffield-united-under-fire-for-allowing-convicted-rapist-ched-evans-to-train-with-team/
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 21:15:26 +0000
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