Dublin football club Ballybrack FC is blaming a rogue member of its management team for pretending a player had been killed in a car crash in order to get a match postponed.
In a statement issued last night, Ballybrack FC said the person responsible for the false claim made a "gross error of judgement" and has been relieved of all duties at the club.
The official contacted the Leinster Senior League without the club's knowledge in order to get a match against Arklow Town defered.
The Leinster Senior League have confirmed that Ballybrack FC player Fernando Nuno La Fuente is not dead. A rep for the club informed the LSL he had died in a car accident last week. La Fuente is alive & well, story about his death was an apparent effort to get a game postponed pic.twitter.com/bEGnfs8bE8
— Darren Cleary (@RadioCleary) 27 November 2018
The player, Fernando Nuno La Fuente, knew nothing of the scheme and was in his Spain at the time of the incident.
Ballybrack FC has made contact with the player, who's accepted an apology.
The Leinster Senior League says it will be dealing with the matter and the club facing disciplinary action.
