Former Barcelona and Inter player Samuel Eto'o has been embroiled in controversy after it was revealed he failed to pay child support to his daughter.
In addition, several harsh statements have been revealed where he asked a friend not to bother him about this issue because for him they don't exist, it's as if she and her mother are dead.
Although Erika Eto'o do Rosario is legally the Cameroonian's daughter, he continues to not fulfill any of his obligations as a father.
Therefore, four years after the discovery of her father's identity and the relevant legal recognition, the young woman has started a new legal battle together with her mother.
They are demanding from Eto'o the full 1,400 euros a month that a judge decreed he must pay in child support, according to information gathered by "El Mundo". The amount has never been paid and the amount owed is now close to 40,000 euros.
Mother, Adileusa 'Dee Dee' do Rosario has spoken about “La Vanguardia” and emphasizes that what is being claimed by the former Barcelona footballer is all about her daughter.
"He never gave her anything. He hasn't even given the child a pacifier since the day he was born," Adileusa declared for "La Vanguardia".
"Absolutely nothing, not even with a court decision. She grew up without her father and feels very sorry for him, because he didn't even give her the chance to meet him."
Eto'o's extraordinary attitude of rejection towards his daughter
The mother's anger is such that she does not hesitate to reveal the harshest details of the non-existent relationship between the former footballer and his daughter.
The athlete's ignorance of everything that had to do with Erika, goes up to his ignorance of the operation that the girl underwent at the age of three and a half, when it ended with the removal of the kidney.
"The doctors had to know the medical history of the parents, to find out if there was a history," Adileusa said.
"She was three and a half years old. I contacted a mutual friend and he told me that he would not insist anymore. Look, Dee Dee, I already told him and last time he said "I don't care if mother and child die, leave me alone". I was absolutely broken."
Samuel Eto'o and his history of paternity suits
Erika Eto'o's case is not the first paternity suit involving the former Cameroonian footballer to end up being settled in court.
In 2004, a court in Palma de Mallorca ruled in favor of Anna Barranca, a young woman he met in Palma de Mallorca with whom he had a three-month affair that ended when she became pregnant.
However, over the years, Samuel Eto'o has avoided paying the alimony ordered by the judge and Barranca and her daughter Annie have taken him to court at least two more times (2019 and 2020) in the hope that the Cameroonian sportsman will pay them the arrears (of 10,000 per month) he owes in child support payments.
In addition, in 2018, the mother of another of his children, Maria Angeles Pineda, requested the payment of 16,400 euros in alimony owed to the player.
Initially, Eto'o was supposed to pay her €3000 a month, but the amount was reduced to €900 after the footballer agreed to pay the child's school fees. But he did not pay this amount either. /Telegrafi/
