Former professional footballer avoids jail over fake jersey haul in garden shed

Gardaí discovered tens of thousands of euro worth of replica soccer jerseys, cigarettes, and fake designer goods in Kevin Doherty's shed

Kevin Doherty pleaded guilty to the offence. Picture: NW Newspix

A former professional footballer caught with tens of thousands of euro worth of replica soccer jerseys and cigarettes has avoided a jail term.

Gardaí found the haul — which included the jerseys, DVDs and hundreds of pairs of fake trainers — in Kevin Doherty's garden shed in Co Donegal on June 11, 20219.