Chelsea starlet Kendry Paez has become embroiled in national team controversy, with footage appearing to show the 16-year-old attending a strip club with team-mates circulating after Ecuador’s 2-0 defeat to Italy on Sunday.
The match took place in New Jersey, USA, where the minimum legal drinking age is 21. The Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) have pledged to look into the video, with Paez facing possible repercussions alongside Sao Paulo’s Robert Arboleda and Gonzalo Plata of Al Sadd.
The FEF’s statement reads: “Given the facts of public knowledge, the FEF expresses the following: The official delegation had free time on Friday, March 22, from 2:00pm to 8:30pm, a schedule that was fully complied with.
“Images of events contrary to the values and principles that we defend and promote as an institution have been disseminated, which will be the subject of analysis for future calls. We reiterate our commitment to Ecuadorian soccer.”
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