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      Benjamin Mendy rape ‘victim’ says she DIDN’T have sex with Jack Grealish after claims from another woman

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      A woman who claims she was raped by Benjamin Mendy has said she did not have sex with his team-mate Jack Grealish after another woman claims she did.Grealish, 27, was among partygoers at Mendy’s mansion in Cheshire last year when the 17-year-old complainant says she was attacked by Mendy, 28, and co-accused Louis Saha Matturie, 41.
      Last week it was claimed a woman who was allegedly raped by Matturie also had sex with Jack Grealish on the same night
      Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy denies multiple sex offences against a string of young womenCredit: PA
      Mendy’s co-accused, Louis Saha Matturie arrives at Chester Crown CourtCredit: PA
      Mendy and Matturie are on trial at Chester Crown Court where they deny multiple sex offences against a string of young women.
      Last week the court heard the 17-year-old said to police that a 23-year-old woman, who also alleges Matturie raped her, told her on the night she had sex with Grealish.
      On Monday, in further police interviews she said Matturie also mentioned to her the woman had “been together” with the former Aston Villa winger.
      Three or four of Grealish’ friends from Birmingham came to the party after she earlier arrived in a taxi which followed a Range Rover in which Grealish was a passenger, she said.
      The complainant said his friends were “quite pleasant” and “quite normal”, and there was “nothing suggestive or weird” in their conversations.
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      Grealish went on to compliment her “beautiful eyes” as she entered the swimming pool at the mansion and he walked out.
      She said she replied: “Thank you.”
      Later she saw Grealish “fast asleep” in the house.
      She told detectives: “I remember him being quite drunk.”
      The woman said she had not previously met Grealish and only “knew of him just off the TV”.
      She said the footballer and his friends did not do anything that made her feel uncomfortable.
      She confirmed to police that she did not have any sexual contact with Grealish.
      The detective asked: “Have you since that night told anybody if you had any physical contact with him?”
      “No,” she replied.
      The court heard that days before the woman was invited by Saha to watch a Manchester City match from a private box.
      At the time she said she thought Saha was Mendy’s personal assistant or “some kind of entourage, a bodyguard”.
      In a text exchange with a friend, Mendy was referred to as “the worst player on the team…guy goes out too much.
      “He made us lose against Tottenham.”
      Prosecutors claim Mendy is a “predator” who “turned the pursuit of women for sex into a game”.
      Matturie, his friend and “fixer”, allegedly had the job of finding young women for sex.
      Mendy denies seven counts of rape, one count of attempted rape and one count of sexual assault against six young women.
      Matturie, of Eccles, Salford, denies six counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault relating to seven young women.
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      Both men say, if any sex did take place with women or girls, it was consensual.
      The trial was adjourned until Tuesday morning. More

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      Mum begs FA not to let Cristiano Ronaldo ‘get away with it’ after he smashed phone from autistic boy’s hand

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      THE mum of an autistic boy who had his phone smashed by Cristiano Ronaldo has pleaded with the FA not to let him ‘get away with it’. The Man United forward was filmed appearing to slap young Jacob Harding’s hand after his side were defeated by Everton at Goodison Park in April.
      Mum Sarah Kelly is urging the FA to not let Ronaldo ‘get away with it’
      It comes after the Man U forward was caught on camera slapping the phone from the boy’s hand
      Ronaldo was charged with breaching FA rules after he smashed the boy’s to the ground after losing to 1-0 to Everton.
      His mum Sarah, 37, says she’s had “six months of hell” after Ronaldo fans turned on her.
      She told the Mirror: “Let’s hope he finally gets the right punishment. He can’t keep getting away with it. His behaviour is unacceptable.”
      Ronaldo later apologised to the 14-year-old but was interviewed by police under caution in relation to an alleged assault and criminal damage last month.
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      She added: “I’m being hounded by people saying I’m dragging it up again but I didn’t know anything about it.
      “He should have been dealt with six months ago. My son talks about what happened to him every day. He still hasn’t had his phone back.”
      Merseyside Police paid to have the phone repaired, but Sarah believes it should have been up to the star player.
      Sarah, of Upton, Merseyside, added: “He should have paid for that. He’s the one who caused all this.
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      “It baffles me – he can assault a child and carry on as normal. How can he sleep at night knowing the distress he has caused to a young fan?”
      Sarah said Ronaldo hadn’t apologised to her or her son.
      She said: “He offered us to meet him and said he was sorry but said he had done nothing wrong. That’s not an apology, that’s an insult.”
      A Merseyside Police spokesperson said Jacob’s phone needed to be fixed while the investigation took place.
      A spokesman added: “The phone was kept until the conclusion of the investigation and will be returned shortly.”
      Ronaldo was charged with a breach of FA Rule E3 for an incident that took place after Manchester United FC’s Premier League match against Everton on Saturday 9 April 2022.
      They said: “It is alleged that the forward’s conduct after the final whistle was improper and/or violent.”
      The FA Rule E3 states “a participant shall at all times act in the best interests of the game”.
      It adds they shall not act “in any manner which is improper or brings the game into disrepute”.
      They should also not use “any one, or a combination of, violent conduct, serious foul play, threatening, abusive, indecent or insulting words or behaviour”.
      ‘DIDN’T SET AN EXAMPLE’
      Jacob’s mum, Sarah Kelly, spoke out about the incident at the time, telling how Ronaldo had phoned her to apologise.
      She said she wanted to see justice “because there hasn’t been any”.
      And her son Jacob told The Mirror: “I looked up to him but he didn’t set an example that day.”
      In a post online after the incident, Ronaldo said: “It’s never easy to deal with emotions in difficult moments such as the one we are facing. 
      “Nevertheless, we always have to be respectful, patient and set the example for all the youngsters who love the beautiful game. 
      “I would like to apologise for my outburst and, if possible, I would like to invite this supporter to watch a game at Old Trafford as a sign of fair-play and sportsmanship.”
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      Responding to the FA charge, a spokesperson for Manchester United said: “We note the FA announcement in relation to Cristiano Ronaldo.
      “We will be supporting the player in his response to the charge.”
      Everton fan Jacob had been recording the striker’s exit from the pitch
      His phone smashed on the groundCredit: Sarah Kelly
      Jacob’s hand was also allegedly bruisedCredit: Sarah Kelly
      Ronaldo has been charged by the FA with breaching its rulesCredit: Getty More

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      Cristiano Ronaldo charged with breaching FA rules after Man Utd star smashed autistic boy’s phone on the ground

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      CRISTIANO Ronaldo has been charged with breaching FA rules after he smashed an autistic boy’s phone to the ground. The Man United forward appeared to slap young Jacob Harding’s hand after his side were defeated by Everton at Goodison Park in April.
      Cristiano Ronaldo has been charged by the FA for breaching its rulesCredit: Getty
      It comes after the Man U forward was caught on camera slapping the phone from the boy’s handCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk
      Ronaldo later apologised to the 14-year-old but was interviewed by police under caution in relation to an alleged assault and criminal damage last month.
      Merseyside Police confirmed the matter had been dealt with by “matter of conditional caution”.
      But in an update today, the FA has decided to probe the incident.
      A spokesperson confirmed today: “Cristiano Ronaldo has been charged with a breach of FA Rule E3 for an incident that took place after Manchester United FC’s Premier League match against Everton on Saturday 9 April 2022.
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      “It is alleged that the forward’s conduct after the final whistle was improper and/or violent.”
      Ronaldo knocked the phone from Jacob’s hand after losing to 1-0 to Everton.
      The FA Rule E3 states “a participant shall at all times act in the best interests of the game”.
      It adds they shall not act “in any manner which is improper or brings the game into disrepute”.
      They should also not use “any one, or a combination of, violent conduct, serious foul play, threatening, abusive, indecent or insulting words or behaviour”.
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      Jacob’s mum, Sarah Kelly, spoke out about the incident at the time, telling how Ronaldo had phoned her to apologise.
      She said she wanted to see justice “because there hasn’t been any”.
      And her son Jacob told The Mirror: “I looked up to him but he didn’t set an example that day.”
      In a post online after the incident, Ronaldo said: “It’s never easy to deal with emotions in difficult moments such as the one we are facing. 
      “Nevertheless, we always have to be respectful, patient and set the example for all the youngsters who love the beautiful game. 
      “I would like to apologise for my outburst and, if possible, I would like to invite this supporter to watch a game at Old Trafford as a sign of fair-play and sportsmanship.”
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      Responding to the FA charge today, a spokesperson for Manchester United said: “We note the FA announcement in relation to Cristiano Ronaldo.
      “We will be supporting the player in his response to the charge.”
      Everton fan Jacob had been recording the striker’s exit when the incident happened
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      England footballer Jack Grealish ‘had sex with woman the same night she was raped at party at Benjamin Mendy’s house’

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      JACK Grealish had sex with a woman the same night she was raped at a party at teammate Benjamin Mendy’s house, a court heard. The England footballer is said to have slept with the 23-year-old, who was later raped by Mendy’s co-accused, Louis Saha Matturie, last August.
      England’s Jack Grealish was named during a police interviewCredit: Getty
      Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy arrives at Chester Crown Court where he is charged with multiple rapes and sexual assaultsCredit: Andy Kelvin / Kelvinmedia
      Mendy’s co-accused Louis Saha MatturieCredit: Andy Kelvin / Kelvinmedia
      The Manchester City players had been at China White nightclub in the city before going back to Mendy’s mansion near Prestbury, Cheshire, jurors were told.
      One, 23, said she was raped by Matturie, 41, in a car when they went to get more alcohol.
      She told a second girl, then 17, who claims Mendy raped her, she had also had sex with Grealish, the court heard.
      Both Mendy, 28, and Matturie deny multiple rape and sexual offences against a string of young women.
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      Today, jurors were played a police interview from the woman accusing Mendy and Matturie of rape, in which winger Grealish, 27, was named.
      She said Mendy raped her twice at his home during the gathering, where his friends and Grealish’s pals, from Birmingham, were also present.
      The alleged victim said: “They were with Jack Grealish. There were a few girls around him but they were taking pictures and video with his friends.
      “The club did not like that. They wanted the pics to be deleted.
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      “There was a bit of a talking to. It took a while for them to come out.”
      The teenager got a taxi with three other girls and one of Matturie’s friends to Mendy’s house, where the girls had their mobile phones taken away before going inside, the court was told.
      She said: “There were already two girls on the couch. They were sat next to Jack.”
      Matturie then led the 23-year-old woman away “hand in hand” to get more alcohol because Grealish had been “demanding vodka”, the witness told police.
      Matturie then allegedly raped the woman in the car they used to go to a shop at a local petrol station before returning to the house.
      The 17-year-old told cops: “I asked her what happened. I took her to the toilet. She’s absolutely distraught, in hysterics.
      “She just told me she had fallen asleep in the car and woke up with the feeling of him pushing inside her.”
      The teenager said she felt “uncomfortable” and did not know what to do but had no phone to call for help.
      ‘PREDATOR’ MENDY
      Later, in a lounge area, she said Mendy began “checking her out” before leading her to an office with a secure lock.
      Inside the office, Mendy allegedly raped the teenager twice.
      She told police: “We did not talk about sex beforehand and afterwards we did not talk about it.
      “There was nothing of the sort to suggest we were going to engage in sex.
      “During sex he was telling me, ‘This is not the body of a 17-year-old. This is not the arse of a 17-year-old. I want you every day’.”
      Afterwards, the teenager went looking for the other woman and found her in a lounge where she told her she had “just had sex” with Grealish.
      “I don’t know whether that was consensual or non-consensual. I don’t know what that was. But she was talking about it,” the younger woman added.
      “I know that this was after I had been with Ben, because after she had gone to bed with Ben as well.
      “She had been taken up to a room with Ben. This was a bedroom.”
      There was nothing of the sort to suggest we were going to engage in sex.
      The teenager said she was raped in a cinema room by Matturie after being raped by Mendy, and later saw Grealish “passed out”.
      She said she was raped again by Matturie at a Manchester flat on the same day.
      Prosecutors claim Mendy is a “predator” who “turned the pursuit of women for sex into a game”.
      Matturie, his friend and “fixer”, allegedly had the job of finding young women for sex.
      Mendy denies seven counts of rape, one count of attempted rape and one count of sexual assault against six young women.
      Matturie, known as Saha, of Eccles, Salford, denies six counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault relating to seven young women.
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      Both men say if any sex did take place with women or girls it was consensual.
      The trial, now in its sixth week at Chester Crown Court, continues.
      Man City teammates Mendy and Grealish applaud fans in 2021Credit: Getty More

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      Isiah Jones’ brother charged with murder after allegedly shooting boxer, 28, in head in heated argument

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      SLAIN boxer Isiah Jones’ brother has been arrested and charged with his murder following a dispute earlier this week.Timothy Lyman is accused of getting into an argument with Jones at around 6.20pm on Monday in Detroit before shooting the 28-year-old in the face and fleeing the scene.
      Isiah Jones (pictured) died of gunshot wounds earlier this week
      Tragic Isiah Jones won nine and lost seven of his 16 pro contests
      Jones was found unresponsive and was later pronounced dead.
      Lyman was arrested on Wednesday, and according to prosecutors, has been charged with one count of second-degree murder, TMZ reports.
      He has also been charged with one count of felony firearm.
      Lyman is due in court for a hearing on the case on Thursday.
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      Middleweight Jones has been described as a “great father”, who “provided for his kids”.
      Jones’ longtime boxing trainer, Roshawn Jones (no relation), told The Ring: “He was a hard worker.
      “Everyone is not perfect in life but he was a good human being.
      “He’d make you smile and laugh and was a great role model in the gym.”
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      Jones, a National Golden Gloves winner, turned pro in 2016.
      He had a professional record of 9-7-0.
      Trainer Roshawn has set up a GoFundMe, with money going towards Jones’ funeral and kids. More

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      Joey Barton swerves driving ban for crashing £30k Mercedes without insurance after telling court ‘special reasons’

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      JOEY Barton has swerved a driving ban after crashing a £30,000 Mercedes without insurance. The Bristol Rovers boss argued there were “special reasons” he should be kept on the road after the M5 smash last year.
      Joey Barton has swerved a driving ban after arguing ‘special reasons’Credit: Rex
      Barton, 40, crashed the Mercedes GL350 in Gloucestershire between junctions 11a and 12 of the M5 on December 16.
      He pleaded guilty at Cheltenham Magistrates Court to not having valid car insurance at the time – and was warned he could be banned from the road.
      But on Wednesday, Gwyn Lewis, defending, argued there were special reasons the former Newcastle midfielder should keep his licence.
      He told District Judge Nicholas Wattam that Barton had been misled into thinking his brother had insured the vehicle before he drove it.
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      The court was also told the cop called to the crash had recognised Barton at the time.
      He was fined £300 and ordered to pay court costs of £90 and a £34 victim surcharge.
      It comes after the star recently opened up about life in jail, from thugs threatening to stab him to sitting in safe prison zones.
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      Barton served time behind bars after pleading guilty to common assault and affray after an incident in Liverpool City Centre in 2007.
      When asked if he was scared, he told Men’s Health: “Oh yeah, of course.
      “You’re walking across the yard and people are shouting out the window, ‘I’m gonna slash you, I’m gonna stab you in the a***.’
      “I mean, it’s a bit different to being out on the pitch and having a fan shouting, ‘Hey, you’re s***.’
      “Then your mind starts reliving American prison movies. You think all sorts of mad stuff is going to happen.
      “But then you realise people are people.”
      The one-cap international also spoke of sitting in a “safe zone” to make sure he didn’t mess with hierarchy of the prison and the dangerous people that are locked up behind bars.
      He said: “I sat in a safe zone as much as I could. You needed to make sure people knew no one could take you on, but you’re not running any syndicates on the wing.
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      “You keep your head down, get in and out as quick as you can and reflect on the patterns that got you there.
      “I went in feeling very sorry for myself but that changed.”
      The ex midfielder recently opened up about his time in jailCredit: Rex More

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      Football Association probing claim manager was blackmailed by pro player in plot that saw his ‘wife & kids threatened’

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      A MANAGER at the heart of a stunning blackmail case is being investigated by the FA after the trial collapsed last week.The unnamed gaffer had accused a professional player of trying to extract thousands of pounds from him, including by threatening his family.
      The FA have opened investigation after the trial collapsed last weekCredit: Getty
      Neither the alleged victim nor the two suspects charged in the case can be named for legal reasons.
      However, the trial fell apart last week when the manager refused to give evidence against those he had accused.
      Both suspects were found not guilty at Derby Crown Court as the case was thrown out.
      It has now emerged that the FA have opened an investigation in the manager, which could see them face FA charges.
      English football’s governing body has reportedly been aware of the case for a long time.
      There have been suggestions that it is to do with betting by those involved in the case, but this has not been confirmed.
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      The FA declined to comment.
      The two players, one currently contracted and the other an ex-pro, had both been charged with blackmail and perverting the course of justice.
      They denied all charges.
      This comes after the news that Juventus ace Paul Pogba is under police protection in Italy amid his own blackmail ordeal.
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      Pogba’s own brother, Mathias, has been charged as part of the gang that tried to extort the former Man Utd midfielder for a large sum.
      Mathias had previously claimed that his younger brother had paid a witch doctor to curse French teammate Kylian Mbappe. More

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      Gang charged in connection with a £500,000 raid on Man City star Riyad Mahrez’s penthouse

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      A GANG has been charged in connection with a £500,000 raid on Man City star Riyad Mahrez’s penthouse apartment.Four men aged 21, 31, 32, and 34 have been charged with conspiracy to commit burglary.
      A gang has been charged in connection with a £500,000 raid on Riyad Mahrez’s apartment – pictured with wife Taylor WardCredit: Instagram
      High-end watches, jewellery, cash and signed footie shirts were taken in the raid
      They appeared before magistrates and are next due at Manchester crown court on October 11.
      High-end watches, jewellery, cash and signed football shirts were taken in the raid.
      Other luxury apartments in the block in Manchester city centre were also reported to have been broken into on April 23, 2020.
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      Riyad and wife Taylor announced the birth of their first child in July.
      Taylor, 24, wrote: “One week of loving you…Mila Mahrez 01.07.22 🤍.”
      The new arrival was photographed next to a pink wall bearing the words: “Welcome to the world baby girl.”
      Taylor, whose mum is Real Housewives of Cheshire star Dawn Ward, was quickly congratulated by her famous followers.
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      The Man City ace and wife Taylor announced the birth of their first baby in JulyCredit: PA More