Thomas Partey, the former football player for Arsenal, has denied raping two women and sexually assaulting a third.
At Southwark Crown Court, the Ghanaian midfielder entered a not guilty plea to five rape charges and one sexual assault charge.
The 32-year-old played in the Premier League regularly between 2021 and 2022, when the alleged incidents occurred. After his contract expired at the end of June, he left the north London club and was charged four days later.
Until his trial, which is scheduled to begin at the same court on November 2 of next year, Mr Partey was given bail.
Before entering a not guilty plea to each of the allegations against him, he spoke to verify his identity.
The midfielder, who currently plays for Villareal of Spain, was in England on Tuesday when his new team took on Spurs in the Champions League. He entered as a substitute in what ended up being his team’s 1-0 defeat.
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Barcelona’s team for Thursday’s Champions League encounter against Newcastle United does not include winger Lamine Yamal.
After Barcelona manager Hansi Flick questioned Yamal’s playing time for Spain during the international break, the 18-year-old missed his team’s victory over Valencia on Sunday due to a groin injury.
On September 4, Yamal played 79 minutes in a 3-0 victory in Bulgaria, and three days later, he played 73 minutes in a 6-0 triumph in Turkey.
Barcelona defeated Valencia 6-0 without him, and they haven’t included the forward in their roster for the Champions League opener at St. James’ Park this season.
Additionally, missing are Spain midfielder Gavi (knee) and left-back Alejandro Balde (hamstring).
Frenkie de Jong, a midfielder for the Netherlands, is available for the Newcastle encounter but missed the Valencia game after playing for his country.
Before losing to Inter Milan, Barcelona advanced to the Champions League semifinals and won La Liga the previous season.
Shake Body, the 2015 hit track from Skales, has been featured as the soundtrack for a major new Adidas advertisement featuring Barcelona’s teenage sensation Lamine Yamal.
The commercial unveils Yamal’s new signature logo with Adidas.
