LIONESS goalie Khiara Keating will face no further action after she was hauled to court accused of a drugs offence.
The Manchester City star, 20, was charged with possession of nitrous oxide canisters.
She and her mum appeared at Manchester magistrates court last summer when they pleaded not guilty.
They were facing a trial in November and were due at a hearing last week.
But the case has been dropped owing to insufficient evidence.
At an earlier hearing, Isaac Mirza, defending, said Keating was involved in a car crash in June last year.
Two police officers found nitrous oxide in her vehicle but Keating and her mum denied that it belonged to them.
Nitrous oxide was categorised as a Class C drug in 2023.
Possession, where a person intends to inhale it for a psychoactive effect, is an offence.
But the gas can be used for legitimate reasons such as pain relief in labour.
Keating, from Manchester, became the youngest player to win the Women’s Super League Golden Glove in 2023/24, and will feature in next month’s Euros.
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