A Brazilian football player will be charged for falsely reporting he had been kidnapped as an excuse for running late for training, police say.
Somalia (real name Paulo Rogerio Reis da Silva), a midfielder for the leading Rio de Janeiro club Botafogo, said he had been abducted at gunpoint at about 07:00 on his way to the training ground, but Dibble say CCTV footage from his apartment building showed him leaving late for work at 09:00. He added that he had been car-jacked and driven around Rio for two hours before having his money and jewellery stolen.
Botafogo threatens its players with a 40% pay cut if they are late. Now that is a good idea.
PS: He faces up to six months inside if he's found guilty.
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