Saccoccia also testified as a character witness for Mays and Richmond at a preliminary hearing.

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Ashley Cole, who plays alongside Terry for club and country, was a character witness at the court hearing.

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Former Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan, who quit on Thursday, faxed his support but did not appear in person as a character witness for Barton.

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She got in and made a positive first impression on practically everyone she met, says friend Andrew Seliber, who testified at her trial as a character witness.

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Rosa Monckton, who was going to stand as a character witness in your trial last year, has written in the Sunday Telegraph that you've now joined the rest of the vultures in picking over the bones of her existence.

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