Achraf Hakimi, a defender for Paris Saint-Germain and Morocco, was accused of rape on Friday, according to French authorities.
Prosecutors questioned Hakimi, 24, about allegations made by a 24-year-old woman on Thursday.
The midfielder, born in Madrid and played a significant role in Morocco's historic journey to the World Cup semifinals in Qatar last year, practised with his PSG teammates on Friday morning.
A PSG spokeswoman stated that the team "places its trust in the justice system" and "gives its support" to Hakimi.
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As his wife and kids were on vacation, Hakimi allegedly paid for his accuser to travel to his house in the Paris district of Boulogne-Billancourt last Saturday.
People acquainted with the matter claim that the woman visited a police station on Sunday and answered questions by prosecutors on Wednesday.
Hakimi attended the FIFA Best awards presentation on Monday in Paris, where he Hakimi made to the list of a member of the FIFPro Men's World Team of the Year.
Hakimi vehemently refutes all of the accusations,' according to the player's attorney Fanny Colin, and claims there was an attempt of racket on him, and he was the victim.
The lady claimed that because "he finally has the opportunity to defend himself," Hakimi welcomed the accusation against him.
The accused victim's attorney, Rachel Flore Pardo, told AFP that her client "maintains what she said. She decided to speak only to prosecutors and does not want the situation to be covered by the media, primarily to ensure her protection.
French law states that a charge does not always result in a trial.
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PSG, the defending Ligue 1 champions, are in the first place and will play Nantes on Saturday before travelling to Germany on Wednesday. In the Champions League's second leg, take face Bayern Munich—in the round of 16.
1-0 is the first-leg deficit for the French team.
The right-back, who has a thigh ailment and has been receiving therapy, will return to play "next week," according to a statement made by PSG on Friday, indicating that he would be among the squad for the Bayern match.
Before joining the Bundesliga team Borussia Dortmund in 2018, Hakimi went through Real Madrid's youth program. He later appeared in 73 games for the German team.
He first relocated to Inter Milan in 2020 before making his way to PSG in 2021, where he has since been an essential squad member and formed a close bond with young attacker Kylian Mbappe.
He was a pillar of the Moroccan team in Qatar, which helped them become the first Arab country to get to the World Cup's last four.
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