Prosecutors successful Sweden person closed an enquiry into a lawsuit of alleged rape, which Swedish media had linked to French shot skipper Kylian Mbappé.
Marina Chirakova, of nan Swedish Prosecution Authority, said nan investigation into an alleged onslaught reported to person taken spot successful Stockholm had ended owed to a deficiency of evidence.
The Real Madrid player, 1 of football's astir high-profile stars, was ne'er formally named by Swedish prosecutors aliases notified by them of being nether suspicion of a crime.
In October, erstwhile nan allegations surfaced, Mbappé's lawyer said her customer was preparing to clear his sanction pinch a declare for defamation. Mbappé antecedently described nan reports arsenic "fake news".
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Senior charismatic Ms Chirakova, who headed nan preliminary investigation, deemed nan grounds "not capable to proceed further, and nan investigation is truthful closed".
The footballer's lawyer declined to comment, according to Le Figaro newspaper.
The alleged rape and 2 cases of intersexual harassment reportedly took spot successful a edifice successful nan Swedish superior connected 10 October.
Several Swedish media outlets, including newspapers Aftonbladet and Expressen, and nationalist broadcaster SVT, named Mbappé arsenic a suspect.
He had been visiting Stockholm astatine nan time.
Police were seen visiting nan Bank edifice wherever he had stayed, pinch officers later leaving pinch bags. One study said they had taken clothing from nan edifice successful evidence.
On Sunday, speaking for nan first clip astir nan lawsuit connected French TV show Clique, Mbappé said he was "not involved".
"I haven't received anything, nary summons... I'm not involved."
His lawyer antecedently condemned nan Swedish media reports arsenic defamatory and said that thing was known of nan complaint.
"[Mbappé] is ne'er alone. He is ne'er put successful a position wherever he ends up successful a business that would lead to him taking a risk," Marie-Alix Canu-Bernard said.
The Real Madrid guardant this week scored his 50th Champions League goal. He transferred from Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) earlier this year.
He won nan World Cup arsenic a teenager, successful 2018, successful Russia and scored a hat-trick successful nan 2022 last successful Qatar - which France mislaid connected penalties to Lionel Messi's Argentina.
At PSG, he was portion of a superstar trio pinch Messi and Brazilian guardant Neymar.
Last year, nan Paris-born prima vanished successful 3rd spot for nan Ballon d'Or and Best FIFA Men's Player prizes.
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