Liverpool footballer Jon Flanagan sentenced for assault

Player handed down 12-month community order for attacking his girlfriend, Rachael Wall

Liverpool footballer Jon Flanagan has been sentenced to a 12-month community order for assaulting his girlfriend on a night out.

Flanagan, 25, pleaded guilty earlier this month to the common assault by beating of Rachael Wall, with whom he had been in a relationship for 18 months. Liverpool crown court heard on Wednesday that the couple were now back together.

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