Harry Maguire given suspended sentence for Greece incident
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Key Points:
- Manchester United defender Harry Maguire received a 15-month suspended sentence from Greece's Supreme Court for a 2020 nightclub altercation involving police officers on Mykonos, with the sentence suspended for three years.
- Maguire plans to appeal the ruling, which will nullify the current judgment as happened with his initial 21-month suspended sentence, and he has consistently denied wrongdoing, rejecting out-of-court settlements to prove his innocence.
- Lawyers for the police involved have criticized Maguire for a lack of remorse and called on Manchester United and the English FA to take disciplinary action, citing concerns about his criminal record and role-model status.
- Maguire did not attend the hearing and was named in Manchester United's starting lineup for their Premier League match
