LFC fan ‘technically innocent’ of attempted murder

PARDONED football fan Michael Shields thanked his tireless supporters last night and declared: “Today is the first day of the rest of my life.”

Shields, who looked tired, emerged smiling from prison yesterday after British Justice Secretary Jack Straw granted a much fought-for royal pardon.

The 22-year-old’s release means he is “technically and morally innocent” of the attempted murder of waiter Martin Georgiev in Bulgaria following Liverpool’s 2005 Champions League win.