Gareth Southgate was forced into an embarrassing U-turn by Harry Maguire’s conviction in a Greek court yesterday, dropping him from his England squad only hours after selecting Maguire on the basis he believed his version of what happened on the island of Mykonos last week. The Manchester United captain received a 21-month, ten-day jail term, suspended for three years, for aggravated assault, resisting arrest and bribery. He was called a “disgrace” by the lawyer representing two policemen who claim they were injured in the altercation between officers and the footballer, his brother Joe and a friend. Last night Maguire said he would appeal against the sentence handed to him in the court on the Greek island of Syros, and received support from United. But Southgate

Source: The Times August 26, 2020 02:37 UTC