BBC · Apr 23, 2021
Shamal George: Man jailed for attacking ex-Liverpool player
Rex Featuresimage captionShamal George used to play for LiverpoolA man who attacked a former Liverpool player outside a nightclub has been jailed for 18 months in his absence.
Ross Gardner, 32, assaulted goalkeeper Shamal George, 23, and his brother at the Red Door bar in Liverpool city centre on 9 March 2019.
Mr George, who now plays for Colchester United, needed hospital treatment.
Judge Andrew Menary called Gardner, who is believed to be in Spain, a "twit" for not attending his sentencing hearing at Liverpool Court Court.
He was convicted of two assault offences, one count of affray and one count of racially aggravated assault.