French Court Orders PSG Star Hakimi To Stand Trial Over Rape Allegation

A French appeals court on Friday confirmed that Moroccan football star Achraf Hakimi will face trial over an alleged rape case dating back to 2023, allegations the player has consistently denied.
In February 2023, a 24-year-old woman reported to police in the Val-de-Marne region, southeast of Paris, that Hakimi had raped her.
The Paris Saint-Germain right-back and captain of the Moroccan national team, whose side faces Scotland on Friday in its second match of the 2026 World Cup, has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.
Reacting to the ruling by the Versailles Court of Appeal, Hakimi wrote on X that he had been “waiting for this trial since day one.”
“At last, I’ll be able to speak...