The trial of Manchester United captain Harry Maguire has begun on the Greek island of Syros.
He is represented by Alexis Anagnostakis, one of Greece’s top human rights lawyers.
The 27-year-old was released from police custody on Saturday following his arrest on the island of Mykonos on Thursday after an alleged altercation with police officers.
He is not obliged to be in attendance.
Maguire has already pleaded not guilty.
He did not comment after leaving court on Saturday and his lawyer told Sky he was a free man “right now”.
The Syros prosecutor’s office said on Friday that “three foreigners” had been arrested after an alleged altercation with police officers in Mykonos on Thursday.
The court listing for the case says the other two defendants are Maguire’s brother Joe, 28, and family friend Christopher Sharman, 29. Maguire’s father Alan was at the court hearin