Ederson has strongly denied a suggestion he endorsed Tommy Robinson after a photograph of the Manchester City goalkeeper with the British far-right political activist circulated on Twitter.
Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, announced last week he will stand as a candidate in the north west region of England in this month's European parliamentary elections, despite facing a prison sentence of up to two years in an ongoing court case.
The picture of Ederson posing with Robinson was posted by Twitter user Danny Tommo, who describes himself as "Working with Tommy Robinson" in his biography on the social networking site.
"Tommy Robinson meeting city's [sic] golden boy @edersonmoraes93 last night, has his full support while in Manchester," he tweeted on Tuesday.
Brazil international Ederson was unequivocal in his response, which appeared to call Tommo "a liar" after declaring he had "no idea" who Robinson was.
Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, announced last week he will stand as a candidate in the north west region of England in this month's European parliamentary elections, despite facing a prison sentence of up to two years in an ongoing court case.
The picture of Ederson posing with Robinson was posted by Twitter user Danny Tommo, who describes himself as "Working with Tommy Robinson" in his biography on the social networking site.
"Tommy Robinson meeting city's [sic] golden boy @edersonmoraes93 last night, has his full support while in Manchester," he tweeted on Tuesday.
Brazil international Ederson was unequivocal in his response, which appeared to call Tommo "a liar" after declaring he had "no idea" who Robinson was.
