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Timing: Manchester City suspended defender Benjamin Mendy, but only after he was charged with sexual assault and rape, and the question remains how much the club knew about allegations against the player. (Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Benjamin Mendy charged with further count of rape

The 27-year-old defender was already facing six allegations of rape and one of sexual assault but was charged last week with a seventh rape.

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Timing: Manchester City suspended defender Benjamin Mendy, but only after he was charged with sexual assault and rape, and the question remains how much the club knew about allegations against the player. (Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Manchester City’s Benjamin Mendy and football’s inconvenient truths

A French defender’s rape allegations raise difficult ethical questions about whether and when clubs should suspend players

Luke Feltham

Complete domination: Pep Guardiola, manager of Manchester City, has drilled positional play into his team — but so has Chelsea’s Thomas Tuchel, which will make the Champions League final on 29 May particularly interesting. (Tom Flathers/Manchester City FC/Getty Images)

Positional play 101: Why City vs Chelsea is the perfect tactical storm

The Champions League final hosts two sides that have perfected the art of controlling space

Luke Feltham