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Former Arsenal player Partey faces two more rape charges

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Former Arsenal Ghanaian footballer Thomas Partey arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London on September 17, 2025 [CARLOS JASSO / AFP]

Former Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey has been charged with two further counts of rape.

The 32-year-old, who now plays for Spanish club Villarreal, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on March 13 to face the charges, which relate to one alleged victim in 2020.

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