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Gary McAllister attacker jailed for Leeds Call Lane punch

A man who split ex-footballer Gary McAllister's lip in a "nasty" attack in a popular nightspot has been jailed.

Damien Swan, 33, set upon the ex-Scotland captain in the Call Lane area of Leeds in March 2019.

Leeds Crown Court heard the force of the punch caused McAllister's teeth to go through his lip.

Swan of Greenmount Terrace, Beeston, was jailed for 27 months after he pleaded guilty to the attack and other offences.

McAllister, 55, a former Leeds United player, needed hospital treatment for the had said the attack on Mr McAllister involved a "nasty injury" which also damaged his teeth, a previous hearing was told.