Lazio were forced to release official documents and threaten legal action to prove a youth team player was still a teenager and not in his 40s.
Joseph Marie Minala, 17, came in for abuse on social networking sites after releasing a picture showing him looking much older than his teenage years. Quotes also appeared in Senegalese media that said Minala was 41.
The Italian club and Minala's agent rubbished claims that he was a cheat, producing the paper work to prove he was the correct age.
Age row: Lazio have threatened legal action after a youth team player, 17-year-old Joseph Minala was accused of being in his 40s. The club and his agent issued a statement rubbishing the claims
Documents: The club released official documents after Minala was the subject of abuse because of pictures he released on social networking sites - Minala has now deleted his Instagram and Facebook accounts
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