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Peter Allen

Patrice Evra: Ex-Manchester United and France star fined for posting homophobic abuse online

File picture of Patrice Evra taken on May 21, 2022

(Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

Former Manchester United and France football star Patrice Evra was on Thursday given a criminal conviction for posting homophobic abuse online.

The ex-Red Devils captain, 41, was not in court in Paris when he was fined €1,000 (£890) and ordered to pay €2,000 (£1780) compensation to two anti-hate campaign groups.

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