{"id":655679,"date":"2026-06-24T11:19:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T11:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/655679\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T11:19:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T11:19:13","slug":"thomas-tuchel-prevented-from-answering-thomas-partey-question-as-ghana-player-asked-about-djed-spence-handshake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/655679\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Tuchel prevented from answering Thomas Partey question as Ghana player asked about Djed Spence handshake"},"content":{"rendered":"

England boss Thomas Tuchel was blocked from speaking about Djed Spence snubbing a handshake with Thomas Partey.<\/p>\n

The incident occurred before Tuesday’s 0-0 draw<\/a>, which saw every other Three Lions player interact with the former Arsenal<\/a> midfielder.<\/p>\n

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Partey made his first 2026 World Cup appearance on Tuesday after being denied entry into Canada for Ghana’s first gameCredit: Getty<\/p>\n

Ahead of the bore draw in Boston<\/a>, it had been a major talking point whether the England<\/a> squad would shake hands with Partey.<\/p>\n

The FA were weighing up their position<\/a> on the customary pre-match handshake as a result of the 33-year-old’s off-field allegations.<\/p>\n

Partey was\u00a0charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault<\/a>\u00a0in July 2025.<\/p>\n

He was subsequently\u00a0charged with two additional counts of rape<\/a>\u00a0in February of this year.<\/p>\n

READ MORE ON TALKSPORT<\/p>\n

The Villarreal player has\u00a0pleaded not guilty<\/a>\u00a0and denied all the charges against him.<\/p>\n

Partey<\/a> is due to stand trial in June 2027 after appearing in Southwark Court in September.<\/p>\n

Having been unable to feature in Ghana’s opening match against Panama after being denied entry into Canada<\/a>, Partey came up against familiar faces on Tuesday having spent five years in England.<\/p>\n

Fan footage taken from the stands inside the Gillette Stadium shows only Tottenham full-back Spence deciding against greeting Partey as he appeared to lower his hand as the ex-Atletico Madrid walked over to him.<\/p>\n

What was said about the incident in Tuchel’s press conference?<\/p>\n

It proved to be a major talking point of what was an uninspiring game, with Tuchel<\/a> asked about the incident in his post-match press conference.<\/p>\n

However, England Communications Lead Andy Walker\u00a0interjected to prevent Tuchel from doing so.<\/p>\n

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England skipper Harry Kane was spotted shaking Partey’s handCredit: Getty\"Djed<\/a><\/p>\n

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But Spence was seen to ignore Partey as he approached him<\/p>\n

Tuchel appeared ready to answer the question, before Walker stepped in to say: “Sorry, for legal reasons, we aren’t going to be discussing that today.<\/p>\n

“So we are going to have to move on.”<\/p>\n

It was the same reason that saw Newcastle defender Dan Burn blocked from answering a question in the build-up as to whether England players would shake hands with Partey.<\/p>\n

Partey, who was allowed to compete in America having received a visa to enter the country through the Ghanaian embassy in London, was then himself asked about the snub as he walked through the mixed zone.<\/p>\n

Asking two times, a reporter said: “Did Djed Spence shake your hand?”<\/p>\n

But Partey refused to answer the question.<\/p>\n

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Three Lions boss Tuchel was prevented from commenting on Partey in his post-match press conferenceCredit: Getty<\/p>\n

While Partey was unwilling to address it, Ghana boss Carlos Queiroz declared after the game that no handshake took place.<\/p>\n

He remarked: “It did not happen [handshake], as you saw, in the comments of Thomas, we refuse to be part of people that try to bring dust and politics inside the game.<\/p>\n

Read More on talkSPORT<\/p>\n

“We fight to keep the frontline sacred. It’s difficult sometimes but it happens, we have to congratulate everyone on the game, we leave politics outside of the game.”<\/p>\n

England, who remain top of Group L ahead of Ghana on goal difference, now turn their attention to facing Panama on Saturday in their final fixture.<\/p>\n

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