Atlético Goianiense, a team currently playing in Brazil's Serie B, decided to dismiss six players from its Under-17 squad after they took a photo with adult film actress Elisa Sanches. According to local media, the Goiânia institution cited "lack of discipline" and "poor performance" as reasons for the decision.
The sporting context was not favorable either, since the youth team is currently last in the Brasileirão Under-17, with only three points earned in 15 matches, so the management believed that the poor on-field performance reinforced the decision to remove them.
Meanwhile, Elisa Sanches herself had already made headlines in 2024 when she confessed that she wanted to leave her career in adult films to become a soccer referee. "My biggest fear is prejudice on the field. That's the only thing holding me back today," she told UOL in March last year.
