Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has been found not guilty of six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.
The verdict was delivered at Chester Crown Court on Friday following a six-month trial.
French full-back Mendy was found not guilty of six counts of rape allegedly committed against four women and a further count of sexual assault alleged to have been committed against a fifth woman.
The jury were unable to were unable to reach an agreement on one further count of rape, and another count of attempted rape.
Mendy had been charged following allegations of attacks on five women between October 2020 and August 2021.
Co-defendant Louis Saha Matturie was found not guilty of three counties of rape. Jurors could not reach verdicts on three counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault against him.
The prosecution will seek a retrial on the counts the jury could not reach verdicts on.
