Manchester United captain Harry Maguire is facing trial on four separate charges after the brawl that led to his arrest in Greece, it was revealed today.
England defender Maguire, 27, faces charges of assault, verbal abuse, assault against police officers and attempted bribery after the alleged fight on the holiday island of Mykonos last week.
Maguire’s brother Joe, who plays for non-league team Ilkeston Town, is also accused of assault, attacking police and attempted bribery.
A third man, 29-year-old Christopher Sharman, faces the two assault charges and is also accused of verbal abuse. All three deny the charges.
The footballer flew home on Sunday and his lawyers are expected to represent him in court today in his absence.
Alan Maguire, Harry and Joe’s father, arrived at court shortly after 11am local time.
The three suspects spent two nights in a cell before appearing in court in Syros on Saturday, where Harry Maguire pleaded not guilty.
If found guilty, Maguire is likely to face a fine rather than imprisonment as the charges against him will be viewed as misdemeanours.
The same applies to his brother Joe and Sharman.
Harry Maguire’s footballer brother Joe (pictured together) is expected to go on trial over a brawl in Mykonos
Reports claim the row erupted after Harry and Joe Maguire’s sister Daisy Maguire (pictured) was stabbed in the arm by Albanian ‘gangsters’
The Manchester United captain, 27, is standing trial alongside his brother Joe (top row, third right) and close friend Christopher Sharman (top right)
Father-of-two Joe Maguire, from Sheffield, is also a footballer who has played for clubs including Scunthorpe United, Nuneaton Town and Boston.
According to some media reports, their sister Daisy was approached by ‘gangster-style’ Albanian businessmen, one of whom started chatting her up, sources told The Sun.
When she turned him down, she was reportedly jabbed in the arm with a sharp metal straw, drawing blood and causing her to faint, at which point Maguire stepped in and a fight broke out.
Matters escalated after police intervened, leading to Maguire and two others being arrested for attacking police.
Harry Maguire’s trial over his Mykonos brawl may be postponed after officials on the Greek island of Syros partially locked down the building where his case is due to be heard on Tuesday
The England International (pictured with sister) allegedly attacked police officers after his younger sister was stabbed in the arm, according to local media reports
His brother Joe, 28, faces the same charges apart from verbal abuse and Sharman, 29, (pictured) faces the same apart from attempted bribery
Yesterday it was suggested Maguire’s trial could be postponed due to an outbreak of coronavirus in the building where it was due to take place tomorrow.
Officials on the Greek island of Syros have partially locked down a section of the town hall complex which houses the courthouse where three judges will hear Maguire’s case on Tuesday.
Special measures are being introduced in and around the courthouse, but local authority officials are in a race against time to ensure that it can remain open for the trial.
Nikolaos Livadaras, mayor of Syros told MailOnline that the outbreak of coronavirus had taken place in the town hall’s financial services department where a member of staff had tested positive and others had shown symptoms.
He said: ‘We are proceeding with all the necessary health procedures and extending a lockdown in a section of the town hall facilities where a case was detected.
‘This concerns the town hall’s financial services department, where all employees are currently being tested after the director of the department was found to have tested positive for Covid-19.’
The Manchester United player, 27, is due to stand trial for assaulting three police officers and attempting to bribe them
According to some reports, Maguire’s sister Daisy was jabbed in the arm with a sharp metal straw
Maguire and his two co-accused (bottom left, Joe, top row, second left, Sharman) are being represented by high flying Greek lawyer Alexis Anagnostakis and all three men have pleaded not guilty to the charges
The financial department is in the same building and just a short distance from the courthouse, where Manchester United captain Maguire, 27 will stand trial for assaulting three police officers and attempting to bribe them.
If the trial does proceed, then members of the public and the media may be prevented from attending while all those inside will have to wear face masks and maintain social distance. The courthouse is also currently undergoing a deep clean.
Maguire is believed to be in England and does not have to attend the hearing after it was ruled that lawyers can represent him.
Greece has seen a dramatic rise in Covid-19 cases in recent weeks, with health officials considering fresh lockdowns for several pockets of the country.
It is believed that they attacked four Greek policemen on Thursday night on the neighbouring island of Mykonos during a boozy night out. Pictured: Bottom centre, Maguire, left, Sharman
Maguire reportedly enjoyed a five-hour drinking session in the days leading up to his arrest, racking up a bar bill rumoured to be around £63,000 on vintage champagne, cocktails, steaks and lobster.
He is understood to have been with Chelsea midfielder Ross Barkley, Love Island star Chris Hughes and snooker player Judd Trump, as well as members of his family.
It emerged that Maguire gorged on a £4.50 doner kebab with pals during a boozy night out just minutes before becoming embroiled in a fight that led to his arrest for attacking three policemen.
Maguire, who earns £190,000 per week, wolfed down the kebab after emerging from the exclusive Bonbonniere night club in Mykonos where he had been drinking on Thursday night with a group of friends.