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Former Arsenal and Celtic striker Anthony Stokes is ordered to pay an Elvis impersonator 230,000 euro after headbutting him in a nightclub

Footballer Anthony Stokes has been ordered to pay 230,0000 euro for headbutting an Elvis impersonator in a nightclub, breaking his nose and smashing two of his teeth.

The Blackburn Rovers striker had already paid his victim 30,000 euros (£25,000) after the Dublin attack, but has now been ordered to pay a second, more expensive payout after being sued.

Former car park attendant Anthony Bradley, 53, was attacked by Stokes in the VIP section of what was then Buck Whaleys nightclub on Leeson Street in Dublin on June 8, 2013.

Brutal: Mr Bradley was headbutted by Stokes across the bridge of his nose and suffered a deviated septum and two front teeth were broken, in what was described as a 'nasty, cowardly attack'
Brutal: Mr Bradley was headbutted by Stokes across the bridge of his nose and suffered a deviated septum and two front teeth were broken, in what was described as a 'nasty, cowardly attack'

The Blackburn Rovers striker had already paid his victim 30,000 euros (£25,000) after the Dublin attack, but has now been ordered to pay a second, more expensive payout after being sued

Mr Bradley, who was attacked because he spilled his drink on Stokes' friend, took the case for damages to Ireland's High Court.