PAULINHO PUNISHED FOR PORN STAR PROMOTION

The former Tottenham midfielder has found himself in
hot water after advertising a betting company

alongside an adult film actress
Brazil international Paulinho has been publicly
admonished by Guangzhou Evergrande for promoting a
betting company alongside a Japanese porn actress.
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The former Tottenham midfielder insisted he was
unaware of the occupation of his co-star in the
advert but has nevertheless come under fire for
taking part in a commercial activity without the
permission of his club, especially as both betting and
pornography are illegal in China.
Despite his claims of having been deceived and
subsequently terminating his agreement with the
betting firm, Guangzhou Evergrande were quick to
condemn the player for not carrying out "the most
basic due diligence".
A Guangzhou Evergrande statement read: "We
conducted an internal investigation into Paulinho as
soon as we learnt of the scandal through the media.
"After the initial enquiries, we found that Paulinho
had agreed to endorse the betting company without
notifying the club in advance and he had failed to do
the most basic due diligence required for this
endorsement."
The incident comes with speculation surrounding the
future of the 28-year-old, who has scored 19 goals in
75 matches for Guangzhou since joining them from
Tottenham in 2015.
He netted a hat-trick in Brazil's 4-1 World Cup
qualifying victory over Uruguay last month and is
reportedly a transfer target of Bayern Munich and
Barcelona.