Former Middlesbrough midfielder Fabio Rochemback has been fined after being caught up in a raid on a cockfighting ring in Brazil.
The 35-year-old, who spent three seasons at the Riverside Stadium before leaving for Sporting Lisbon in 2008, was found to have participated in the illegal sport which involves gambling on two roosters fighting to the death.
According to Globo Esporte, Rochemback and more than 100 others were punished after a police operation in Rio Grande do Sul saw 89 roosters, a shotgun and around £24,000 in cash seized.
It is not the first time the ex-Brazil playmaker has been in trouble with authorities over cockfighting.