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Sean Cox (R) pictured at Anfield with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp

Sean Cox returns home, two years after Liverpool attack

Sean Cox has returned home to Dunboyne almost two years after suffering life-changing injuries in an attack outside a Liverpool match.

Ireland • 20 Mar 20

Seán Cox moving to England to continue rehabilitation

Irish man Seán Cox, who suffered serious injuries following an attack ahead of a football match in Liverpool last year, has been transferred to England to begin the next stage in his rehabilitation.

UK • 05 Sep 19

Seán Cox will attend tomorrow night's game at the Aviva Stadium

Seán Cox thanks well-wishers for support

The family of Seán Cox have released a short video of the Meath man ahead of tomorrow night's fundraiser match at the Aviva Stadium.

Ireland • 11 Apr 19

Simone Mastrelli has been jailed for three-and-a-half years

Man jailed for three-and-a-half years for Cox assault

A 30-year-old Italian man has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for the assault of Irish Liverpool fan Sean Cox outside Anfield ahead of a Champions League tie between Liverpool and Roma last April.

UK • 28 Feb 19

Sean Cox suffered catastrophic head injuries in the attack

Roma fan extradited and charged with Sean Cox assault

A man has been charged with assaulting Irish man Sean Cox ahead of the Champions League match between Liverpool FC and AS Roma last year, police have said.

Ireland • 01 Feb 19

Sean Cox suffered catastrophic injuries in the assault

Roma fan not guilty of serious assault on Sean Cox

A 21-year-old Italian man has been found not guilty of causing grievous bodily harm to an Irishman outside Anfield Stadium in Liverpool earlier this year.

Ireland • 18 Oct 18

Sean Cox suffered 'catastrophic injuries' when he was assaulted

Jury considers verdict in Sean Cox assault trial

The jury in the trial of a Roma supporter accused of a joint attack on an Irish Liverpool fan outside Anfield has been sent out to consider its verdict.

Courts • 17 Oct 18

Sean Cox travelled to Anfield for the Champions League semi-final between Liverpool and Roma

Roma fan 'not looking for trouble' before Cox assault

A Roma fan accused of a joint attack on Irish Liverpool fan Sean Cox outside Anfield stadium has told a court he was not looking for trouble and was just lost when disorder broke out.

UK • 15 Oct 18

Martin Cox says he was kicked as he tended to brother

The brother of an Irish Liverpool fan who was seriously injured before a Champions League semi-final has told a court he was kicked as he tended to him on the ground.

UK • 12 Oct 18

Sean Cox had travelled to Anfield for the Champions League semi-final game between Liverpool and Roma

Court hears two men involved in Sean Cox assault

A court in the UK has been told that the Italian man accused of inflicting grievous bodily harm on Irish Liverpool supporter Sean Cox in April was one of two men involved in the assault.

Courts • 11 Oct 18

Sean Cox had been left in a critical condition following the attack

Man arrested in connection with assault on Sean Cox

Police in Rome have arrested a man in connection with the assault of Irish man Sean Cox in Liverpool last April.

Ireland • 08 Oct 18

Sean Cox remains critically ill following the assault outside the Anfield

Police appeal for footage in Sean Cox investigation

British police investigating the attack on an Irish man before Liverpool's Champions League semi-final at Anfield last month are appealing for CCTV and camera phone footage.

UK • 11 May 18

Roma players training before the second leg of their Champions League semi-final

Roma players show support for Sean Cox

AS Roma players trained ahead of their Champions League semi-final second leg wearing shirts bearing the words "Forza Sean" in support of injured Liverpool fan Sean Cox.

Sean Cox • 01 May 18

Sean Cox sustained head injuries in the attack

Italian men remanded in custody over Liverpool attack

Two Italian men have been remanded in custody after appearing in court in Liverpool charged in connection with an attack which left an Irishman in a critical condition.

Crime • 26 Apr 18

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