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| Footballer on counterfeit charges | Footballer on counterfeit charges |
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| The captain of Linfield football club, William 'Winkie' Murphy, has been charged with introducing counterfeit bank notes into Spain. | The captain of Linfield football club, William 'Winkie' Murphy, has been charged with introducing counterfeit bank notes into Spain. |
| The player was arrested earlier this month, while visiting Torremolinos on a stag party with some team-mates. | The player was arrested earlier this month, while visiting Torremolinos on a stag party with some team-mates. |
| The arrest related to an incident in Spain in 2007 when he was detained after allegedly passing counterfeit money. | The arrest related to an incident in Spain in 2007 when he was detained after allegedly passing counterfeit money. |
| There's been no comment from Mr Murphy's legal team or Linfield. | There's been no comment from Mr Murphy's legal team or Linfield. |
| A spokeswoman for Spain's National Criminal Court confirmed to the BBC that Mr Murphy had been formally accused of introducing counterfeit currency into Spain, an offence which carries a minimum jail term of eight years. | |
| After Mr Murphy was arrested in 2007 he returned home to Northern Ireland. It's not clear what undertakings he gave about returning to Spain. | |
| He is being held on remand in Madrid. |