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Former Arsenal midfielder Partey named in Ghana squad ahead of World Cup
Key takeaways
- Ghana’s Thomas Partey, who joined Villareal from Arsenal in 2025, has pleaded not guilty to seven rape charges in the UK.
- The 32-year-old is due to stand trial next year in the United Kingdom, where he has pleaded not guilty to seven charges of rape and one count of sexual assault.
- The charges related to allegations by four different women between 2020 and 2022.
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Ghana’s Thomas Partey, who joined Villareal from Arsenal in 2025, has pleaded not guilty to seven rape charges in the UK.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Ghanaian footballer Thomas Partey has pleaded not guilty to seven charges of rape alleged by four women in the United Kingdom [File: Neil Hall/EPA]By Kevin Hand Published On 26 May 202626 May 2026Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has been named in Ghana’s preliminary 28-man squad for next month’s World Cup.
The 32-year-old is due to stand trial next year in the United Kingdom, where he has pleaded not guilty to seven charges of rape and one count of sexual assault.
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