O'Neill accepts damages for website allegation

Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill has accepted “substantial damages” and an apology for a website article alleging there were strong grounds to suspect he told lies about a transfer deal.

Paul Hackney, a solicitor representing O’Neill, told Mr Justice Eady at the High Court in London that 365 Media Group made the allegations in May 2008 on its website under the headline “Porkies?”.