Real Madrid star Dani Carvajal hits back at ‘totally false’ claims over his conduct at the 2018 Russia World Cup
- Last year, allegations were made on an obscure YouTube channel, but they resurfaced
- Star was discussed together with teammates Nacho Monreal and David de Gea
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Real Madrid star Dani Carvajal has hit back at ‘totally false’ claims made by a man who allegedly acted as a translator for the Spanish national team during the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
According to Spanish outlet The targetAlex Pena claimed to have worked with the international squad during the tournament and has since made a number of allegations about the behavior of a number of players, including Carvajal, Nacho Monreal and former Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea.
Pena shared details about the players’ alleged behavior during a night out during the tournament in a little-seen YouTube interview with Che America Latina in 2022, but the clip’s eye-catching content failed to gain traction at the time.
But after the video resurfaced on social media, the defender stepped in to deny de Pena’s allegations, sparking an unsettling celebratory mood in the camp.
In one incident, Pena claims, he was taken to translate on a night out with Carvajal, Monreal and De Gea, and used his Russian to invite a waitress to join them.
Dani Carvajal has criticized ‘completely false’ claims about his behavior during the 2018 World Cup in Russia
The Real Madrid star (left, in 2018) allegedly asked a translator to share an X-rated message with a woman during a night out
Carvajal’s then teammate David de Gea is also said to have been involved in the incident
“We went to a hotel suite,” Pena claimed. “They ordered vodka and a hookah pipe. Suddenly Carvajal asked me to tell (the woman) that he wanted to ‘put his cock down her throat.’
Pena later claimed that De Gea – who The Objective says was dating his now wife Edurne Garcia at the time – spent the night with the woman.
The so-called translator added that ‘Carvajal did not understand that he had been rejected as a Real Madrid player’.
As attention to the claims gained traction on social media, Carvajal quickly denied the allegations in the strongest possible terms.
Speaking to From my involvement in political parties to an assault at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
‘I find it absolutely deplorable and extremely delicate that the media have the right to write with impunity, give credibility to the words of third parties and tarnish my name and honor.
“I have already taken legal action.”
The 31-year-old defender shared a statement on X (formerly Twitter) outlining his steps to take legal action
The Spanish national team in Russia failed to progress past the round of 16 after losing to the hosts on penalties in a season littered with off-field turbulence.
Then-Spanish federation president Luis Rubiales played a role in the team’s preparations imploding with the shock dismissal of head coach Julen Lopetegui on the eve of the tournament.
Lopetegui had been announced as Real Madrid’s future boss hours earlier, and Rubiales claimed that the publicity surrounding breaking the news partly forced his hand when he sacked the manager just two days before Spain’s opening match.
The Wolves boss was replaced by national team sporting director Fernando Hierro.
