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| Missing Liverpool fan found in Madrid was arrested | |
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| A Liverpool fan reported missing in Madrid following the Champions League final was arrested, his family has confirmed. | |
| Macauley Negus, 23, from Plymouth, went missing in the Goya area of the Spanish capital after the game on Saturday. | Macauley Negus, 23, from Plymouth, went missing in the Goya area of the Spanish capital after the game on Saturday. |
| Spanish police said a man was arrested for "trying to assault" an officer. | Spanish police said a man was arrested for "trying to assault" an officer. |
| Mr Negus's family told Plymouth Live they were still waiting to "find out the facts of why he was detained by police". | |
| Spanish broadcaster TeleMadrid reported he had been detained by police. | |
| A spokesman for Spanish police would not confirm the name of the man involved, but said he had been in front of a judge on Monday morning. | |
| Mr Negus went missing after driving to the Spanish capital for the game with his father Darren. | Mr Negus went missing after driving to the Spanish capital for the game with his father Darren. |
| Darren Negus said: "I'm still at the court house in Madrid waiting to see my son Macauley, and find out the facts of why he was detained by the local police." | |
| He said the family had "not been officially told anything at the moment" and would make a full statement later on Monday. | |
| The family thanked "the thousands of Liverpool fans and people across the globe" who had messaged them over the last 24 hours. | |
| Ashley Negus said his brother had "lost his phone" after celebrating Liverpool's win. | Ashley Negus said his brother had "lost his phone" after celebrating Liverpool's win. |
| An appeal to find him was widely shared on social media and he was officially reported as missing on Sunday night. | An appeal to find him was widely shared on social media and he was officially reported as missing on Sunday night. |
| A spokesperson for the British Embassy in Madrid confirmed it was "supporting the family of a British man who has been arrested" and that consular staff were in contact with Spanish police. | |
| Tens of thousands of fans travelled from the UK to the city to watch Liverpool beat Tottenham 2-0 at Atletico Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano stadium. | Tens of thousands of fans travelled from the UK to the city to watch Liverpool beat Tottenham 2-0 at Atletico Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano stadium. |
| An estimated 750,000 people lined the streets of Liverpool on Sunday as the team paraded the trophy round the city. | An estimated 750,000 people lined the streets of Liverpool on Sunday as the team paraded the trophy round the city. |