A teenager has reportedly accused several Premiership footballers of raping her.
Scotland Yard confirmed it was investigating an allegation of rape by a 17-year-old girl, but refused to comment further.
The Sun newspaper claimed the girl had accused seven Premiership footballers from an unnamed club of raping her in a London hotel at the weekend.
She said she consented to sex with another player - from a different team - and then the seven forced themselves on her, the paper says.
We can confirm that the Metropolitan Police Service have received an allegation of rape from a 17-year-old female
Scotland Yard spokesman
Her claims are now being investigated by detectives on Operation
Sapphire, the Metropolitan Police's task force to tackle sex crimes
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