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Macclesfield FC co-owner suspended after control and coercion arrest

Robert Smethurst, co-owner of Macclesfield FC, has been suspended from his responsibilities at the club following his arrest on suspicion of coercive control. The 48-year-old was taken into custody in Wilmslow, Cheshire, on 19 May in connection with allegations of controlling and coercive behaviour. The club has announced that Smethurst is currently “temporarily relieved of…