Jordie van der Laan has been sacked by Dutch outfit Telstar after initially claiming to be sick so that he could attend the first leg of the Champions League semi-final clash between Tottenham and Ajax.
The 25-year-old forward took the decision to travel to London against the wishes of his club.
He has paid the price, with the decision taken to mutually terminate a contract that was due to expire at the end of the season.
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Van der Laan claims he did come clean before making a trip to the newly-opened Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with television cameras capturing him in the crowd.