July 4 (UPI) -- Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey faces five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault from 2021 to 2022, the Greater London Metropolitan Police announced on Friday. Partey, 32, is scheduled to appear in Westminster Magistrate's Court on Aug. 5 and denies the accusations against him, ESPN reported. Partey "welcomes the opportunity to finally clear his name," defense attorney Jenny Wiltshire told the British Press Association. Partey joined Arsenal after agreeing to a $