Former Tottenham Hotspur defender Sebastien Bassong has been fined for dodging a £7 Tube fare, after he was caught using someone else’s train driver pass illegally.
The Frenchman, 40, who spent several seasons in the Premier League with Spurs, Newcastle and Norwich, was stopped by a Transport for London (TfL) officer after he was spotted tailgating a friend through the barriers at St Paul’s station in May.
The ex-footballer was carrying the Oystercard of the friend’s ex-girlfriend, which had been issued to her as a driver on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), court documents showed.
The TfL officer was then told that Bassong, who
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