Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson Moraes has denied that he supports Tommy Robinson after a photo of him posing with the former English Defence League leader was posted online.

A member of Robinson's team shared a photo of the pair in Manchester, and claimed that the far-right activist had the 25-year-old footballer's "full support".

But Moraes, who also plays for Brazil's national squad, hit back on Twitter and said he "had no idea who he was".

The star wrote: "People have made me aware of who this guy is.

"I definitely not support this guy or his ideas. He just stopped me for a picture. I had no idea who he was (do not be a liar)."


Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is standing as a candidate in next month's European Parliament elections in the North West.

The anti-Islam campaigner is a former member of the British National Party and led the EDL for more than four years.

In 2015, Robinson was involved in the development of the British arm of Pegida, a German-based group opposed to what they describe as the "Islamisation" of the West.

Robinson's appointment as an adviser to UKIP leader Gerard Batten recently prompted a spate of resignations from the party.