Main League Soccer suspended Portland Timbers midfielder Andy Polo from all staff actions after he was accused of home violence by his former girlfriend on Peruvian tv, the league announced on Wednesday.
The league additionally stated it’s investigating the allegations.
Polo’s former girlfriend, Genesis Alarcon, alleged on Peruvian TV present “Magaly TV, La Firme” that Polo assaulted her and their youngsters.
“He pulled my hair, I fell to the floor, he slapped me and gave me a black eye,” she stated in Spanish, via Lima newspaper La Republica. “Yes, he has also been violent with my children.”
Alarcon additionally stated that Polo additionally stopped serving to her and her youngsters financially. It is unclear when the alleged abuse occurred.
Polo, 27, has spent the previous 4 seasons with the Timbers. He has scored twice in 69 appearances with the membership, which reached the MLS Cup final season. Polo missed a good portion of the season with a quad and meniscus damage that required surgical procedure.
Polo can also be a member of the Peruvian nationwide staff, and competed on the 2018 World Cup.
