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Arsenal approved Premier League decision to include Thomas Partey on 2025-26 trading cards as out-of-contract midfielder faces several rape charges

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<p>Per <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6522098/2025/07/29/arsenal-thomas-partey-topps-trading-cards/?source=twitteruk" target="_blank"><em>The Athletic</em></a>, Arsenal approved the inclusion of Partey in the latest set of Topps trading cards for the new season. That is despite the fact that <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/ex-arsenal-thomas-partey-charged-five-counts-rape-one-count-sexual-assault/blt1e69df93377f757f" target="_blank">Partey has been charged by the Crown Prosecution Service with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault</a>. Partey denies the allegations.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Arsenal were in talks to hand the Ghana international a new contract in June but they pulled out of talks and he eventually left the club as a free agent. Four days after his departure, the CPS announced they had charged Partey. He will appear in court on August 5.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Because Arsenal have approved the trading card, Partey will be a collectible, as fans aim to pack every player in the Premier League. Topps have told <em>The Athletic</em> that decisions were made over the players to include based on multiple factors, including minutes played the season prior. Partey was approved as an included player in May, at a time when the police were conducting an investigation into him that Arsenal were aware of.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>It is impossible for Arsenal or the Premier League to retract approval for Partey's inclusion because they have already been produced, and are in packs across the country. </p>

WHAT NEXT?

Arsenal approved Premier League decision to include Thomas Partey on 2025-26 trading cards as out-of-contract midfielder faces several rape charges | Goal.com

Arsenal have approved the inclusion of Thomas Partey in the Premier League&apos;s official trading cards set, despite the midfielder being accused of rape.

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