A Liverpool FC training ground worker who stole from the club claimed Reds' left-back Kostas Tsimikas offered to be a character witness for him.
Gary Wilson, of Briars Lane, Burscough, appeared at Liverpool Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to one count of theft from the Liverpool Football Club training ground. The 40-year-old stole a portrait of Bill Shankly, a portrait of Bob Paisley, a pendant from the charity shield game between Manchester City and Liverpool, a pendant from a European game with Napoli, and a number of programmes from the Liverpool and Tottenham Champions League final between December 1, 2019, and March 17, 2023.
On Monday, Yvonne Dobson, prosecuting, said: “In December 2021, Liverpool Football Club were made aware of a website selling items belonging to Liverpool Football Club players. The football club began an investigation as these items were being sold without the permission of the club.”
