Former Manchester United and England footballer Jesse Lingard told a court a woman accusing his grandfather of sexual abuse ‘just popped up out of nowhere’. The 32-year-old winger said he ...

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Former Premier League footballer Jesse Lingard has told his grandfather's sexual assault trial he would have "cut ties" with his relative if he had known about the accusations against him.

Former Manchester United footballer Jesse Lingard told a court he would have “cut ties” with his grandfather if he had been aware of any allegations. The England international flew in from ...

The grandfather of football star Jesse Lingard said that claims of historic child sex abuse 'made me out to be an ogre', a court heard today. Kenneth Lingard, 86, denied the complainant's ...

FORMER England star Jesse Lingard refused to give police a witness statement during their investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by his grandad, a court heard yesterday. The footballer ...

FOOTBALLER Jesse Lingard today told his grandad's sex abuse trial that he would block his daughter from seeing him if the claims were true. The ex-Man Utd star is giving evidence after Kenneth ...

The grandfather of footballer Jesse Lingard told a court he was not an "ogre" while denying allegations of sexual assault. Kenneth Lingard was giving evidence in his trial at Liverpool Crown Court ...

The grandfather of footballer Jesse Lingard told police a woman had accused him of sexual assaults to "get attention", a court heard. Earlier the jury at Liverpool Crown Court heard a summary of ...

England and ex-Manchester United star Jesse Lingard jetted 5,500 miles from South Korea to support his grandfather in court on Tuesday, against charges of historic child abuse. The former West Ham ...

The jury in the trial of footballer Jesse Lingard’s grandfather has retired to consider its verdicts. Kenneth 'Ken' Lingard, 86, is accused of sexually abusing a girl from the age of five.