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Football fan Shields released

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Liverpool fan Michael Shields has been released from prison after being detained for four years for an alleged attack on a barman in Bulgaria.

The 22-year-old, from Liverpool, has received a royal pardon following a recommendation form the Justice Secretary Jack Straw

READ MORE: Pardon for football fan Shields

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