By Chris Pleasance PUBLISHED: 21:16 EST, 28 December 2013 | UPDATED: 06:41 EST, 29 December 2013 England football captain Steven Gerrard will face a court battle in London just weeks before the 2014 World Cup Finals, it has been revealed. The Liverpool player, his girlfriend Alex, and their mutual friend Lee McPartland are all listed as defendants in a civil case at the High Court. A man named as Paul Alan Lloyd is bringing the action, which is thought to relate to a fight in the street near the midfielder's home in August.
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Papers at London's High Court list Gerrard as a defendant
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England captain's wife Alex and friend Lee Partland also listed
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Claim thought to be for damages relating to 'street fight' in August
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Gerrard was allegedly assaulted as he got out of his Range Rover
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Claimant, Paul Alan Lloyd, is thought to disagree with version of events
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