Ex- Arsenal football player Thomas Partey has been charged with five counts of alleged rape.
The 32-year-old, of Hertfordshire, has also been charged with one count of sexual assault.
Two of the counts of rape relate to one woman, three counts relate to a second woman, and the one count of sexual assault relates to a third woman.
The incidents are alleged to have taken place between 2021 and 2022.
He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 5 August.
Partey has just left Arsenal after his contract expired and was said to be a target for many top European clubs.
The Ghanian player was with the Emirates for five years.