UNITED KINGDOM/FILE: Assault charge against Liverpool Soccer club captain Steven Gerrard dropped

Record ID: 863337

  • Title: UNITED KINGDOM/FILE: Assault charge against Liverpool Soccer club captain Steven Gerrard dropped
  • Date: 21st March 2009
  • Summary: MADRID, SPAIN (FEBRUARY 24, 2009) (REUTERS) GERRARD TRAINING WITH LIVERPOOL
  • Embargoed: 5th April 2009 13:00
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  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVACKLX2706ED1SDZ89PGLSIBHCM
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  • Story Text: Assault charge against Liverpool's Gerrard dropped LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - Prosecutors dropped accusations of assault against England and Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard on Friday but the player will still face a charge of affray over a bar brawl.
    The Liverpool captain was arrested in the early hours of Dec. 29 after police were called to the Lounge Bar nightclub in Southport, north of Liverpool in northwest England.
    Company director Marcus McGee, 34, required hospital treatment after receiving facial injuries in the incident.
    At Sefton magistrates court on Friday, Gerrard, 28, was told he would no longer face a charge of assault occasioning bodily harm, the Press Association reported.
    The incident occurred following Gerrard's man-of-the-match performance in a 5-1 win over Newcastle United, in which he had scored twice.
    Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has said the club are fully behind Gerrard, whose court appearance comes the day before a Premier League game against Aston Villa.
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