Spanish club Malaga CF have suspended their head coach Victor Sanchez after an x-rated video featuring the 43-year-old emerged online.
The footage in question involved the former Real Madrid and Deportivo midfielder 'exposing his penis to camera while wearing a Malaga-branded t-shirt', according to reports.
Sanchez, who took over the Spanish second-tier side in April, has since claimed he was blackmailed over the video.
The former Real Madrid player took to Twitter to release a statement regarding the incident.
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"I am being subjected to a crime against my privacy with harassment and extortion," he said.
"The matter is in the hands of the police and I entrust myself to follow their instructions.
"Sharing or disseminating an intimate content of any person without consent is also a crime either through social networks or messages or in any other way.
"Thank you for your understanding and support."
Malaga CF have also released a statement, confirming that Sanchez has been suspended from his duties until "a fill investigation is carried out."
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"In relation to the events that have recently been discovered, and which have not as yet been verified, Malaga CF immediately suspends coach Victor Sanchez del Amo from his duties until a full investigation is carried out." they said.
"We will disclose further information once the facts have been clarified."
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