Irish Soccer Team Faked Player's Death To Avoid Upcoming Match

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An Irish soccer team was forced to apologize after it was discovered they faked the death of one of their former players in an attempt to avoid playing in an upcoming match. According to USA Today, Ballybrack FC told Leinster Senior Football League officials that Fernando LaFuente had died in a car accident.

The league canceled their upcoming match against Arklow Town and held a moment of silence for him prior to other games throughout the league. A few days later, the league learned that LaFuente was not dead. It turns out he had stopped playing for the team a few months ago when his job moved him from Dublin to Galloway and an employee for the team decided to make up the story about the accident. 

LaFuente told RTE that somebody from the club contacted him prior to the announcement telling him that he might hear stories that he was involved in a car accident, but he never thought they would say he had died. 

"I was taken out (of the whatsapp) on Saturday. I knew something was going on and they called me and said 'Okay Fernando, you might see the League post something on Twitter saying you had an accident.' But I thought it was going to be a broken leg type accident."

Ballybrack issued an apology on Facebook and said that the employee behind the hoax has been terminated. 

As of this evening an emergency meeting was held and the person in question has been relieved of all footballing duties, within Ballybrack FC, its senior team and roles within the club itself. The club has contacted Fernando to confirm his whereabouts, wellbeing and are thankful for his acceptance of our apology on this matter.

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