Premier League
ANOTHER PREMIERSHIP PLAYER IN SEX PARTY SCANDAL
Sex party appears an obsession for the English Premiership players as another star reportedly broke lockdown regulations by flying out to Paris to host a sex party.
The unnamed player is said to have drunk shots and cocktails with models after hiring a restaurant before continuing the celebrations at a flat nearby – where he is claimed to have had sex with at least one girl, The Sun of UK reports.
A group of around 15 attending the plush restaurant, situated near the Champs Elysées, where staff served drinks to guests. Like the UK, France have strict lockdown protocols during the coronavirus pandemic and forbids gatherings.
It was also alleged that a drug dealer attended the party back at the flat, where the star was claimed to have romped with a girl in the lift.
A source told the Sun that the player in question had arranged for taxis to pick the female guests to the restaurant.
‘They were whisked to the restaurant, which he had hired privately complete with waiters — strictly against French government lockdown rules.
‘There were about 15 guests. They were served tequila and Jack Daniel’s and it was all very raucous.
‘Most of the group then went to a hired apartment where the party continued and things got out of control.’
The report adds that the player, who is now back in training with his club ahead of a possible restart of the league season, could now be facing a probe in France.
In March, Aston Villa star Jack Grealish flouted lockdown regulations to attend a party at former teammate Ross McCormack’s flat in Birmingham and quickly issued an apology for ‘stupidly’ agreeing to attend.
And in April Manchester City defender Kyle Walker found himself in hot water for hosting a sex party with two escorts at his Cheshire property.
Walker later issued an apology to the Manchester City fanbase and club manager Pep Guardiola for his actions after flouting the lockdown rules enforced throughout the UK.
In the same month, Everton forward Moise Kean also coming under fire after being pictured with several women at his flat. However, it was later believed that the Toffees flop did not know that he was breaking the lockdown rules.
The 20-year-old, who is still learning the English language, thought the lockdown meant he just had to stay at his own home.
Another football star who has been caught breaking the rules is Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo, who is currently on loan at Estudiantes in Argentina.
The Argentine footballer, it will be recalled scored the winning goals in the 3-2 and 2-1 defeats of Nigeria at the 2014 and 2018 World Cup respectively.
The 30-year-old was seen playing poker and smoking with friends in a video posted on social media and later deleted by his brother Franco.
Thomas Partey, who formerly played for English Premier League soccer club Arsenal, has been charged with rape and sexual assault, London’s Metropolitan Police said on Friday.
Partey, a Ghana international, was charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, with the charges relating to three women and the offences reported to have taken place between 2021 and 2022, the statement said.
Partey’s management did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
He is due to appear at London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Aug. 5.
Partey, 32, was signed by Arsenal from Atletico Madrid for 50 million euros ($59 million) in October 2020 and became a key member of Arsenal’s first team.
He was first arrested in July 2022, though he was not named at the time and continued to play for Arsenal while investigations were ongoing.
-Reuters
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Five players including England forward Marcus Rashford and Argentina winger Alejandro Garnacho have informed Manchester United that they wish to explore a future away from the Premier League side, a club source said on Friday.
Brazilian midfielder Antony, Dutch defender Tyrell Malacia and England international Jadon Sancho are also looking to leave the club, the source added.
Rashford, who has made more than 400 senior appearances for United, has fallen out of favour with manager Ruben Amorim, played for Aston Villa on loan while United had their worst-ever Premier League campaign, finishing 15th in the standings.
Amorim had called Rashford’s work rate into question, saying he would rather put a goalkeeper coach on the bench than a player not giving their all.
Rashford said he was feeling fitter and better since joining Villa, where he scored two goals in 10 league appearances.
United also failed to qualify for the Champions League as they lost the Europa League final 1-0 to Tottenham Hotspur. Garnacho, who was a late substitute in the final, voiced his displeasure on social media after the loss.
“Up until the final, I played every round helping the team, and today I play 20 minutes, I don’t know,” he wrote in a post . “The final will influence (my decision), but the whole season, the situation of the club.”
Sancho was on loan at Chelsea, where he made 31 league appearances last season. Antony, who joined United from Ajax Amsterdam in 2022 for a reported initial transfer fee of more than $100 million, scored five goals in 17 LaLiga appearances on loan at Real Betis.
Malacia joined Dutch side PSV Eindhoven on loan in February.
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Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes turned down the opportunity to join Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal in order to keep playing “at the highest level”, he said on Tuesday.
The Portuguese midfielder admitted that he had considered the move, which media reports said was worth four times his current salary, after being contacted by Al-Hilal’s president.
“There was that possibility, the president of Al-Hilal called me a month ago to ask me about it,” Fernandes, who is preparing to face Germany with Portugal, told reporters on Tuesday.
“It was a big offer, very ambitious. There was a waiting period for me to think about the future.”
Fernandes ultimately decided to stay at United and said he was motivated by his desire to continue playing at the top level and encouraged by his family and the club’s coach Ruben Amorim.
“I would be willing to do it if Manchester United thought so,” Fernandes added. “I spoke to the coach Ruben Amorim who really tried to talk me out of it. The club said they would not be willing to sell me, only if I wanted to leave.
“I spoke to my wife and family, and she asked me what my personal goals were in my career.
“It would have been easy to move there but I want to keep myself at the highest level, playing in the big competitions and I feel capable of it. I am happy with my decision.”
The 30-year-old Fernandes scored 19 goals and provided 19 assists in 57 appearances across all competitions for United last season, winning the club’s Player of the Year award for the fourth time.
However, it was a season to forget for the team, as they finished 15th in the Premier League, their lowest league finish in half a century, and lost the Europa League final to Tottenham Hotspur.
-Reuters
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