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Saif Alrubie: Football agent told by judge to stop being confrontational

A football agent accused of sending a threatening email to a former Chelsea director has been warned to stop being "confrontational" in court.

Saif Alrubie, 45, considered he was owed a percentage of Kurt Zouma's £29m transfer fee to West Ham.

It is alleged he sent an email to Marina Granovskaia demanding payment and insinuated she might come to harm.

He denies a single charge of sending an electronic communication with intent to cause distress.

Under cross-examination at Southwark Crown Court, Mr Alrubie was told that he was expected to answer, not ask, questions.