Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has been handed a 15-month suspended sentence by a Greek court docket following an incident on the island of Mykonos in August 2020.
England worldwide Maguire was given a suspended sentence of 21 months and 10 days in jail in 2020, after initially being discovered responsible of repeated bodily hurt, tried bribery, violence towards public workers and insult.
The next day Maguire’s authorized crew lodged an attraction towards the decision. In accordance with Greek legislation, the attraction nullified his conviction and meant there could be a full retrial.
The retrial was postponed on 4 events between 2023 and 2025, earlier than it restarted in Syros on Wednesday.
It concluded that Maguire was responsible of non-serious assault, resisting arrest and tried bribery.
In accordance with the decreased severity of the defender’s crimes, Maguire’s sentence was decreased to fifteen months.
Sources have advised BBC Sport that Maguire denies wrongdoing and plans to attraction to the Supreme Courtroom.
Maguire has rejected quite a few alternatives to settle the case out of court docket, as he’s decided to clear his identify legally.
The 32-year-old is within the Manchester United squad for Wednesday’s Premier League sport at Newcastle United (20:15 GMT), regardless of having to return off through the win towards Crystal Palace on Sunday with sickness.
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