FC Sorrento, a team in the Australian second tier have become the latest football club rescind their contract with former Scotland striker David Goodwillie in the wake of a public backlash.
Goodwillie and fellow footballer David Robertson were deemed by a judge at a civil court in January 2017 to have raped a 30-year-old woman in January 2011. Criminal charges against Goodwillie were dropped in 2011 due to lack of evidence.
Sorrento are the third club in 18 months to have terminating their contract with Goodwillie. Scottish side Raith Rovers was released from his contract without playing a match and in February 2023 Northern Premier League side Radcliffe terminated their contract following an angry response from the public.
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