Former West Ham United co-chairman David Sullivan has attended their Carabao Cup match in opposition to Portsmouth regardless of being suggested he ought to steer clear of house video games at London Stadium.
Sullivan resigned from his position as co-chair of West Ham in June after seven women accused him of sexually exploitative and predatory behaviour, allegations he categorically denies.
West Ham are within the opening spherical of the EFL Cup for the primary time in 15 years following final season’s relegation from the Premier League.
The match in opposition to Portsmouth is the primary the membership have performed because the allegations in opposition to Sullivan had been reported.
A joint investigation by BBC Panorama and The Instances revealed Sullivan has been banned from contact with West Ham’s ladies’s and youth groups for the previous three years due to safeguarding issues.
Regardless of resigning from his place as co-chairman in June, Sullivan stays the biggest single shareholder on the membership with a 38.8% stake.
A spokesperson for London Stadium on Monday instructed BBC Information it had “really helpful” to West Ham that Sullivan does not attend with concerns about fan unrest.
Nonetheless, there didn’t look like any issues contained in the stadium earlier than and shortly after kick-off.
