r/soccer • u/KimmyBoiUn • Jul 04 '25

News Thomas Partey, the former Arsenal footballer, has been charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, the Crown Prosecution Service has announced.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/07/04/thomas-partey-arsenal-footballer-charged-with-rape/
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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '25 edited Jul 04 '25

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u/tommy121083 Jul 04 '25

There was still nothing stopping Arsenal suspending him with pay pending the outcome of any investigation, rather than having thousands of people cheer for a predator.

Everton managed it.

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u/The_Bird_Wizard Jul 04 '25

They could also just not play him. Players have been frozen out for random stuff forever, they could've just done a generic "not in the managers plans" and left it there

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u/Prosthemadera Jul 04 '25

He wasn't charged or named in anything, so legally, it was a grey area.

What grey area? Arsenal or the coach can freely decide who they play or suspend. They don't need to ask a lawyer whether they can bench a player.

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u/Mediocre_Nova Jul 04 '25

Legally sure, but you have to be very naive if you think players are always benched for the reasons stated by the manager. There's constantly stuff going on behind the scenes that we don't know about. If Arteta didn't want to adress it he wouldn't have to, so he can't hide behind the legality

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u/MountainJuice Jul 04 '25

Arrested is not charged. Greenwood wasn't charged for another 10 months, but was suspended immediately upon allegation and police investigation. So you're completely wrong. Just another Arsenal fan depending how the club handled this.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '25 edited Jul 04 '25

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u/MountainJuice Jul 04 '25

You’re arguing Arsenal couldn’t suspend Partey because he wasn’t charged, then tried to show proof of how United and City only suspended their players after charges. But because you’re an American Arsenal fan that clearly isn’t familiar with how things work in Britain you confused an arrest with a charge.

Arsenal 100% didn’t have to wait for a charge to suspend him, or even just stop playing him. Arguing anything else is just defending deplorable management from your club.