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FOXBORO -- Ghana vice captain Thomas Partey is included in Ghana's starting lineup for its World Cup game against England at Boston Stadium.
The former Arsenal, Athletico Madrid and Villareal player has represented Ghana since 2016 and is appearing in his second World Cup.
He has 16 goals in 58 appearances for the Black Stars.
Partey did not play in the Black Stars' World Cup opener in Toronto a 1-0 win over Panama last week because his visa application to Canada was denied. The visa was denied because he claimed he was not facing criminal charges in any country when he applied for the visa, according to the Guardian.
Partey is set to stand trial in the UK on seven charges of rape and one charge of sexual assault. The charges first came about in July 2025 when he was accused of five instances of rape against two women and sexual assault by a third between 2021 and 2022, for which Partey pled not guilty. In February, two more charges of rape were brought about by accusations from a fourth woman for alleged instances in 2020, for which he also pled not guilty. On April 13, a judge at the Westminster Magistrates' Court ruled all eight charges should be tried together, but that the trial could be pushed back until January 2027.
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For Partey's case, he "vehemently defends his innocence and denies all charges against him," per a statement by Villarreal when he signed last August. He has also received the backing of Ghana Football Association president Kurt Okraku, who told Ghanian broadcaster Asaase Radio in February that the GFA stands "shoulder to shoulder with him during these challenging times" and that as vice-captain, he was a "key member of the Black Stars." Coach Carlos Quieroz, who took the reigns of the Black Stars in April, defended his selection of Partey to reporters in a press conference ahead of a friendly against Wales on Monday, June 1, saying that "until the court makes a decision, that the presumption of innocence is on the side of all court cases."
This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: Is Thomas Partey playing for Ghana at the World Cup against England?
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The former Arsenal, Athletico Madrid and Villareal player has represented Ghana since 2016 and is appearing in his second World Cup.
He has 16 goals in 58 appearances for the Black Stars.
Partey did not play in the Black Stars' World Cup opener in Toronto a 1-0 win over Panama last week because his visa application to Canada was denied. The visa was denied because he claimed he was not facing criminal charges in any country when he applied for the visa, according to the Guardian.
What is the controversy surrounding Thomas Partey?
Partey is set to stand trial in the UK on seven charges of rape and one charge of sexual assault. The charges first came about in July 2025 when he was accused of five instances of rape against two women and sexual assault by a third between 2021 and 2022, for which Partey pled not guilty. In February, two more charges of rape were brought about by accusations from a fourth woman for alleged instances in 2020, for which he also pled not guilty. On April 13, a judge at the Westminster Magistrates' Court ruled all eight charges should be tried together, but that the trial could be pushed back until January 2027.
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TV, rosters, predictions: England vs Ghana World Cup at Boston
For Partey's case, he "vehemently defends his innocence and denies all charges against him," per a statement by Villarreal when he signed last August. He has also received the backing of Ghana Football Association president Kurt Okraku, who told Ghanian broadcaster Asaase Radio in February that the GFA stands "shoulder to shoulder with him during these challenging times" and that as vice-captain, he was a "key member of the Black Stars." Coach Carlos Quieroz, who took the reigns of the Black Stars in April, defended his selection of Partey to reporters in a press conference ahead of a friendly against Wales on Monday, June 1, saying that "until the court makes a decision, that the presumption of innocence is on the side of all court cases."
This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: Is Thomas Partey playing for Ghana at the World Cup against England?
Continue reading...
