Manchester United footballer Harry Maguire has been found guilty of aggravated assault, resisting arrest, and repeated attempts of bribery in Greece.
The England footballer, 27, was convicted of all the charges against him by a court on the island of Syros today.
He was arrested with his brother and a friend in Mykonos on Thursday – after a fight broke out over claims his sister was injected with a suspected “rape drug”.
Manchester United footballer Harry Maguire has been found guilty of aggravated assault, resisting arrest, and repeated attempts of bribery in Greece
On Friday, Greek police stated that officers had tried to break up an altercation between two groups outside a bar and that three foreigners had verbally abused and assaulted one of the officers.
A Manchester United statement this week, following Maguire’s previous court appearance, read: “Following the appearance in court today we note the adjournment of the case to allow the legal team to consider the case file.
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“Harry has pleaded not guilty to the charges. It would be inappropriate for the player or club to comment further while the legal process takes its course.”
The trial went ahead today without all three defendants – Maguire, his brother Joe and their friend Christopher Sharman – despite being asked to postpone proceedings.
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The former Leicester player joined United for £80m – a world record fee for a defender – in August 2019.
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Manchester City cult hero Scott Carson is leaving the club after six seasons
Danny Jones
A Manchester City fan favourite and cult figure’s time at the club has come to an end as Scott Carson will be leaving the club after more than half a decade.
The veteran goalkeeper, who started out life at Leeds United before going on to represent the likes of West Brom, Wigan Athletic and Derby County among several other clubs, has been the reserve shot-stopper at Man City for six seasons.
He arrived at the Etihad Stadium on loan back in 2019 before being made a permanent signing and part of the keeper rotation in the summer of 2021.
Despite very rarely playing for the team and mainly serving as a more of a senior statesman, trainer and would-be goalkeeping coach, he’s remained a popular figure in the dressing room through his time in East Manchester, and his departure has been met with nothing but a flood of fondness and gratitude.
Part of the reason his status at the club has been such a case of fascination is that he’s essentially landed the dream job in the twilight of his career.
Having made just two appearances over the course of nearly six whole years, completing a total of just 108 minutes, he quite literally has one of the best money earned and trophies earned per minute ratios on the planet.
With the 11 accolades he won as part of Pep Guardiola‘s set-up, he averaged a piece of silverware for every 9.8 minutes played at the club.
To put that into even wider context, that’s a better rate than the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Thierry Henry and many others…
Again, we repeat, Scott Carson is absolutely living the life, and the supporters have been there right along with him, loving absolutely every second of it.
— ViciousVerstappen #MCFC #Redbull (@VerstappenMCFC) June 9, 2025
Confirming his departure in an official statement, the club wrote: “During his time at City, Carson has been praised by goalkeeping coach Xabi Mancisidor and peers Ederson and Stefan Ortega Moreno for his work ethic and the effect of his positive attitude amongst the group.
He has been part of a squad that has lifted 12 major honours over the last six seasons during what has been a historic period of success for Pep Guardiola’s team. Everyone at Manchester City would like to thank Scott for his hard work and dedication and wish him the very best of luck for the future.”
With his contract expiring amid the 2025 summer transfer window, he leaves City as a free agent at the age of 39; it remains to be seen whether or not he will be searching for a new club.
One thing we do know is that he’s had a ball of a time in blue.
Manchester City set for first signing of the summer as Rayan Aït-Nouri completes medical
Danny Jones
Manchester City look to have finally signed an out-and-out left-back as Rayan Aït-Nouri is said to have completed his medical ahead of a move to the Etihad Stadium.
The French-born defender is expected to join Man City on a five-year deal worth a reported £31 million, including add-on fees of approximately £5m, becoming the first new signing ahead of the upcoming Premier League season.
City spent significantly in the January window after chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak argued they weren’t aggressive enough last summer, and they look to continue rebuilding the squad following several key departures, not least of all Kevin De Bruyne.
Although the transfer is yet to be officially confirmed by the club, multiple outlets have now covered the Wolverhampton Wanderers wing-back being bound for the blue half of Manchester.
Rayan Ait Nouri has completed his medical with Manchester City and is expected to sign a five-year deal 📝 pic.twitter.com/sqBU43d7D7
Having come through the youth system at Angers FC in Ligue 1, the versatile fullback was loaned to Wolves back in 2021 before being signed permanently later that same year.
The 24-year-old has made more than 150 appearances in ‘Old Gold’ since then, registering 12 goals and 19 assists, and has played for Algeria eight times after declaring allegiance back in 2022, despite having already represented ‘Les Bleus’.
More precisely, it’s the dynamism of Aït-Nouri that has seen him shortlisted by several clubs of late, with Pep Guardiola regularly deploying his fullbacks as utility players in his ever-fluid system.
Even in an often faltering Wolves side, he contributed to more goal involvements than any other defender in the league during 2024/25; created the fourth-most chances from a player in the backline, the second-most dribbles and won back possession in the final third more than any other defender.
Nevertheless, he still looks set to be one of the most orthodox left-backs City have signed in years – with the club having struggled for strength in depth in that area for some time – using the likes of Joško Gvardiol (the best fit), Nico O’Reilly and Nathan Aké in that position most recently.
Quick, confident on the ball and strong in the tackle, he’s tailor-made for bombing down the flanks and creating plenty of those trademark cut-back finishes for Pep’s attackers. While they already have plenty of options going forward, Khaldoon has insisted there will be “several” more signings all over the pitch.
Aït-Nouri is expected to pen his City contract on Sunday, 8 June, meaning he will most likely be the first of a quickfire trio of new signings in the first half of June, with two other deals also believed to be close to being done.
In addition to long-admired target Tijjani Reijnders reportedly also undergoing his medical this weekend, another Rayan and fellow French-Algerian in Lyon’s Cherki, who is thought to be making a £30m move to play under the Catalan coach.
On the other hand, we wouldn’t be too surprised to see all three players unveiled in a single day, similar to what we saw just a few months ago.
The Manc -
25th August 2020 
