A tearaway father-of-two who was appointed 'community captain' for Premier League team Everton has been barred from the club's games for three years after he was convicted of football hooliganism offences.
Ex-jailbird Matheau Eyre, 24, was given the award last year after the troubled club's charity said it had helped him 'turn his life around' and recognised him for being an 'inspiration' and 'fantastic role model' to youth.
But in May Blues fan Eyre was arrested after he threw a lit flare into the pitch of the Amex Stadium in Sussex during a warped act of celebration whilst watching Everton beat Brighton and Hove Albion 5-1.