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Emre Can Accused of Sexism After Cristiano Ronaldo Red Card Defence

Emre Can was one of many Juventus players who came to the defence of team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo after he was sent off against Valencia on Wednesday, but he was accused of sexism after his comments.

As reported by MailOnline's Matt Porter, the Germany international spoke to DAZN and said he disagreed with the decision to send him off.

He then said the players on the pitch "are not women": "That's supposed to be a red? I just heard he said it was because of hair pulling. We're not women, we're playing football.