At the end of August, news broke that Cheshire Police had arrested Manchester City full-back Benjamin Mendy, who was charged with four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.

This was later confirmed by the club in a statement, which read:

Defender refused bail a third time

Now, as per BBC News, the Manchester City defender has been refused bail for the third time, meaning that he will remain in police custody until his trial on January 24th 2022, where he has been for the last seven weeks.

Should he be found guilty, the case would mark the end of Mendy’s playing career at any level, and most likely a very severe prison sentence.