Benjamin Mendy, a former Manchester City defender, has returned to the field after being exonerated of all rape allegations.
The French defender was spotted on a Manchester football pitch practising with some local players.
He showed up at the Pitts complex in Ardwick, Manchester, for a local football game with several strangers.
A spectator said: “Mendy turned up and asked some lads if he could join in.
“They couldn’t believe it – getting to play against a Premier League star and a World Cup winner.
“He had a laugh and just enjoyed himself and was happy to shake everyone’s hand at the end and sign autographs.”
Benjamin Mendy sobbed as he was pronounced free on Friday, July 14, 2023, after a jury cleared him of attempting to rape a 29-year-old woman while she showered at his house in October 2018.
He was also found not guilty two years later of raping a 24-year-old woman in his bedroom at his mansion in Prestbury, Cheshire.
