Liverpool Crown Court

Ex-EPL referee sentenced over schoolboy video

Rediff.com8 Jan 2026

Ex-Premier League soccer referee Coote gets suspended sentence for indecent image charge

Man tells court of "attack" by Gerrard

Rediff.com22 Jul 2009

The businessman allegedly attacked by Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard in a bar room brawl told a court on Wednesday he faced a "barrage" of blows from the player when he refused to hand over control of a CD player.

Gerrard denies losing cool in bar brawl

Rediff.com23 Jul 2009

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, accused of attacking a businessman in a bar room brawl, told a court on Thursday he had struck the man, but said he had been acting in self-defence and had not lost self-control.

Gerrard cleared over bar brawl

Rediff.com24 Jul 2009

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was cleared Friday of attacking a businessman in a fight over music being played in a bar. The 29-year-old England midfielder was found not guilty of affray by a jury at Liverpool Crown Court over his role in the incident last December, the Press Association reported.

Joey Barton jailed for six months

Rediff.com20 May 2008

Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton was jailed on Tuesday for six months after admitting to beating up a teenager during a night out.

Newcastle's Barton granted bail

Rediff.com4 Jan 2008

The midfielder was granted bail but with strict conditions and ordered to reappear in court on January 16.

England footballer Johnson facing jail after child sex conviction

Rediff.com3 Mar 2016

English soccer player Adam Johnson, who was sacked by Premier League club Sunderland last month, was facing jail after being found guilty on Wednesday of sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl.

Sunderland sack Johnson after child sex charge admission

Rediff.com12 Feb 2016

England international Adam Johnson has been sacked by Premier League Sunderland after he pleaded guilty to sexual activity with a child, the club said on Thursday.