Gerrard cleared of bar attack

England footballer Steven Gerrard was a free man today after he was cleared of unjustly attacking a man in a bar.

Fri, 24 Jul, 2009 - 13:52

England footballer Steven Gerrard spoke of his relief today after he was cleared of unjustly attacking a man in a bar.

The Liverpool captain admitted hitting Marcus McGee, (aged 34), in a Southport bar last December and a jury at Liverpool Crown Court accepted his explanation that it was in self-defence.

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