Website Agrees It Published Defamatory Statements About Soccer Team Manager, Will Pay Damager

The website Football 365 has agreed that the story it published alleging that Aston Villa’s manager Martin O’Neill had lied about the possible move of player Gareth Barry from Aston Villa to Liverpool and will pay “substantial damages” to Mr. O’Neill, according to the Guardian. An attorney for the website apologized to Mr. O’Neill in open court.