Angolan player manages to sign for a team in Europe thanks to a false profile on Wikipedia

Last update 6 February, 2018 por Alberto Llopis

When we thought these things could not happen in the XXI century, we find this peculiar case, as ridiculous, as laughing. FK Panevezys second division Lithuanian, fichó Barkley star Miguel-Panzo as reinforcement in the winter market. According to the Lithuanian club, after searching internet data, in particular in Wikipedia, Barkley phenomenon Miguel, He had marked 24 goals in 36 games with Queens Park Rangers and had even played three games with the Angolan football team. As you can imagine or had been in his life in England playing at QPR and the selection of Angola he knew who was.

FK Panevezys numbers announced its new player with great fanfare. “Entre 2010 y 2012 frame 24 goals in 36 games for QPR in the Championship”, explained on its website the Lithuanian team, which also he ensured that “en 2015 He played three games with Angola in the qualifiers for the African Nations Cup in which he scored a goal”. In the end it turned out that Barkley Miguel-Panzo was an amateur player who had played in lower divisions in France and even became tested in Merida, Third at that time, en 2014.

And now comes the proble,a. FK Panevezys apologized for this serious error in a statement and will miss his signing and the contract signed on the same. In case the Lithuanian team technicians claim that the player convinced them tested after two weeks. This case certainly reminiscent of Ali Dia who came to play a match of the Premier League after a bizarre story.