Manchester United’s Harry Maguire Talks Arrest in Greece: ‘Jumpy for My Life’
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Manchester United defender Harry Maguire opened up about his arrest in Greece, noting his scare when he belief he became being kidnapped:
“They hit me plenty on the legs. [The pain] wasn’t on my recommendations. I became in that grand of a scare,” Maguire talked about, by skill of BBC Sport. “Wretchedness. Jumpy for my lifestyles.”
As the 27-twelve months-broken-down described it, he became in Mykonos, Greece, with chums when he belief some males had harmed his sister, Daisy. They had been on their formulation to the health center once they had been pulled over by undeniable attire law enforcement officers.
Maguire talked about he didn’t know they had been officers and belief he became being kidnapped, which ended in him to fight again.
When he obtained to the police space, on the opposite hand, he allegedly urged an officer: “Please, let me lag, I’m very prosperous, I pays, I’m the leader of Manchester United,” per Adam Crafton of The Athletic.
He became within the kill stumbled on guilty of aggravated assault, resisting arrest and repeated makes an try of bribery, ensuing in a 21-month suspended sentence. His upright team intends to attraction the decision.
No topic the conviction, Maguire maintains his innocence and refuses to advise regret for his actions.
“I don’t feel I owe an apology to anyone,” he urged BBC. “An apology is one thing even as you grasp accomplished one thing rotten.”
Maguire actual done his first season with Manchester United after coming over from Leicester Metropolis. The English national became named the team’s captain in January.
The membership supplied its paunchy toughen for the defender even after the conviction, per Designate Ogden of ESPN.