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Man Utd Fan Admits ‘Slap’ Assault on Man City’s Grealish

GREATER MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, JUL 14 – Alfie Holt received a three-year Football Banning Order and fines after admitting to slapping Jack Grealish following a verbal insult during a high-profile Manchester derby match.

  • Alfie Holt, a 20-year-old Manchester United supporter, was sentenced at Manchester Magistrates Court on July 14 to a three-year ban from attending football matches and was fined following his assault on Jack Grealish at Old Trafford on April 6.
  • The assault followed a verbal altercation in which Grealish called Holt a "little ugly wanker," provoking Holt during a highly vocal Manchester Derby match.
  • Holt admitted slapping Grealish on the chin and cheek as the player was leaving the pitch, made full admissions to police, cooperated fully, and expressed remorse.
  • The court ordered Holt to pay a £120 fine plus £133 costs totaling £253, revoked his 12-year Man Utd season ticket, and prohibited him from entering football premises for three years.
  • The banning order and fines reflect legal and social consequences aimed at protecting players from violence and disorder at football matches.
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An aficionado of Manchester United has confessed to having slapped Jack Grealish, claiming that he reacted after feeling provoked by an insult of the Manchester City footballer. According to his testimony, which has reproduced Daily Mail, Grealish called him "small and ugly pajero", a British expression considered highly offensive that, although it does not have a direct literal translation into Spanish, can be interpreted as a serious insult eq…

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ITV broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Monday, July 14, 2025.
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