Former football chairman cleared of Harrods bakery brawl

A former vice chairman of Tottenham Hotspur has been cleared of breaking a shopper’s nose while queuing for croissants at Harrods after claiming he acted in self-defence. David Buchler, 64, insisted he lashed out after he was racially abused during the row at the world famous store on New Year’s Eve. Buchler was said to have shouted: ‘I’m a VIP customer’ as he elbowed James Birrane, 57, after getting into an argument with him and his wife Rosaria, 54. He…