Captain Steven Gerrard could be a doubt for their upcoming Round of 16 Champions League match at Real Madrid after pulling up only 15 minutes into Liverpool’s FA Cup 4th Round Replay loss at Everton.
UPDATE - Looks like Coleen Rooney’s little brother, Anthony McLoughlin was involved in the incident as well.
Liverpool Captain and England International Steven Gerrard was granted bail following his first hearing on charges of “Affray and Assault” after telling the court that he intends to plead “Not Guilty”.
With Steven Gerrard being investigated for an alleged assault following Liverpool’s 5 - 1 win at St. James’ Park against Newcastle, the English Football Association has issued a statement regarding his place in the English National Team and what the future could hold if convicted.
A 28 year old man has been held and remains in custody following a disturbance at the Lounge Inn in Southport, Mersyside after a group of Liverpool players headed out to celebrate their 5 - 1 demoiliton of Newcastle at St. James’ Park.
UPDATE - UEFA has charged Marseille over the incident and the club will be required to attend a December 11th meeting with UEFA’s Control and Disciplinary Panel.
This will be the second time Marseille will be charged by the Panel after their September 15,000 Euro fine following an identical situation at the Stade Velodrome against Liverpool.
Just a couple of weeks after Chelsea’s Didier Drogba was suspended by the English FA following the “coin tossing” incident, a thrown cigarette lighter thrown by traveling Marseille fans at Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard will be investigated by UEFA.
England International and Liverpool’s heart and soul, Steven Gerrard is set to miss a couple of matches that could include England qualifiers after Rafa Benitez confirmed the midfielder needs surgery on his groin.
The 28 year old is set to have the operation on Thursday and will need somewhere in the region of 10 - 15 days of recovery time, meaning he could miss matches against Aston Villa on Sunday, England duty at home against Andorra, away four days later at Croatia and finally against Manchester United on September 13th.
“He has a groin problem, we knew it could be like this. He had a problem and now he will have an operation and will be out for 10-15 days.
“He needs to have it because he is having pain with it. When he went with the national team we knew he had a problem and in the first leg too,” said Benitez.
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