MANCHESTER, England (AP) – Manchester United captain Harry Maguire is expected to appear in Greek court on Saturday after being arrested after a nightly incident on Mykonos Island.
Maguire, one of England’s leading footballers, photographed Friday and escorted to a police station on the Aegean island of Syros, near Mykonos, through officers dressed as civilians.
England has “fully cooperated” with Greek authorities, United said in a brief statement, following the incident that led to his arrest in the early hours of Friday. Greek state television ERT said Maguire’s brother and a friend had also been arrested.
Local police said three British citizens faced charges of verbal abuse and use of physical violence against the police, as well as for attempted corruption, after officials were called to an incident in Mykonos involving two teams of others in a fight.and beat one of the officers who sought to break the enmity, resisted arrest and then attacked the officers outside the police station, said the police, un nameless Maguire.
A police officer said that one of the 3 men arrested had tried to offer cash to the police to avoid arrest.
Syros is the administrative center of the Cycladic Islands, mykonos is located.
United players begin their low-season break after losing to Sevilla in the Europa League semi-final on Sunday.
Maguire, 27, is the world’s top defender, having signed with United from Leicester last year with a contract value of 80 million pounds ($97 million) and captain midway through his first season at Old Trafford.