Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX (4217686b) Medi Abalimba Medi Abalimba who posed as Premier League Football Star to Commit Fraud, Britain - 22 Oct 2014 Failed footballer Medi Abalimba, 25, who posed as Chelsea star Gael Kakuta to live the life of a Premiership footballer and was jailed for four years today. He is pictured here enjoying a ride in a helicopter during his fraudulent spree where he spent GBP 20,000 shopping at Selfridges, stayed at top hotels and hired a helicopter. The Londoner played for Derby County in 2009 but his career nosedived so he pretended to be the France youth international Kakuta. He phoned top London venues claiming to be Kakuta's agent and informing them an elite footballer was about to arrive and then turned up as the Chelsea winger. He ordered GBP 2,600 worth of champagne at a Manchester nightclub and when it was time to pay claimed he left his wallet in a limo. He pre-paid using stolen credit cards and then said he would come back the next day to settle up but ordered more champagne and left in a chauffeur driven Bentley GT.,Image: 224809646, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no

Thierry Henry - Ligue 1 Uber Eats Monaco v Paris Saint Germain football match at Stade Louis II on February 11, 2023 in Monaco.,Image: 755509362, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no