Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood will face trial subsequent 12 months on expenses of tried rape, controlling and coercive behaviour, and assault, a choose stated on Monday. Greenwood, 21, arrived at court docket in Manchester, northwest England, carrying a hoodie bearing the slogan “Fumer tue” (Smoking kills in French) with a darkish go well with. At a brief listening to on the metropolis’s Minshull Street Crown Court, the participant spoke solely to substantiate his identify and date of delivery. Judge Maurice Greene set a begin date of November 27, 2023, for the trial, which is predicted to final 10 days.

The footballer had his bail prolonged provided that he doesn’t contact witnesses or the complainant.

Greenwood spent two days remanded in custody in October after an alleged breach of bail circumstances.

He was first arrested in January over allegations referring to a younger lady after pictures and movies had been posted on-line.

Within hours of the allegations surfacing on-line in January, Greenwood was suspended from taking part in or coaching with United and has not performed for the membership since.

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The tried rape is alleged to have taken place in October 2021.

The controlling and coercive behaviour pertains to a interval starting in November 2018.

He is alleged to have made threatening and derogatory feedback in direction of the complainant, in addition to accessing and monitoring her social media accounts.

The cost of assault occasioning precise bodily hurt is dated December 2021.

All three expenses relate to the identical complainant. Greenwood didn’t enter any pleas and an extra procedural listening to was set for February 10 subsequent 12 months.

Greenwood has performed 129 occasions for United, scoring 35 targets.

A product of the membership’s academy — and as soon as thought-about certainly one of English soccer’s brightest prospects — he signed a brand new contract in February 2021 that runs till at the least 2025.

Greenwood made his England debut in opposition to Iceland in September 2020, however he and Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden had been despatched residence after breaching the workforce’s coronavirus pointers.

Nike suspended and later terminated its sponsorship take care of the participant, whereas Electronic Arts confirmed his elimination from energetic soccer squads.

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