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The judge also concluded that the balance of convenience pointed toward keeping Canada\u2019s immigration rules unchanged.<\/p>\n<h2>Legal process in England and Canada\u2019s immigration stance<\/h2>\n<p>Partey is scheduled to go on trial next year in England. The former Arsenal player faces seven counts of rape and one count of sexual assault and has pleaded not guilty to all charges.<\/p>\n<p>Canada has maintained that immigration rulings are assessed individually and that staging the World Cup does not alter the country\u2019s immigration laws.<\/p>\n<h2>Where Partey can still travel with Ghana<\/h2>\n<p>While Canada denied him entry, Partey was allowed to enter the United States for Ghana\u2019s training camp and upcoming World Cup matches in Boston and Philadelphia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Federal Court judge has turned down Thomas Partey\u2019s application for emergency relief after Canada refused to grant the Ghana midfielder entry for the FIFA World Cup. Key takeaways Federal Court Justice Roger Lafreni\u00e8re dismissed Partey\u2019s emergency request. Canada denied the 32-year-old\u2019s entry, preventing travel to Toronto for Ghana\u2019s tournament opener versus Panama. 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