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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Harriette Boucher

PE teacher banned after falsely claiming to be a former professional footballer

A PE teacher has been barred from teaching after falsely claiming he had played for two professional football teams and an England youth team - only to be found out by a pupil.

Between 2015 and 2016, Aaron Smith told his employer that he had represented West Bromwich Albion and Leicester City between the ages of 11 and 20, as well England schoolboys at U15 level.

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