Ex-Tottenham striker narrowly avoids jail after punching Tesco worker to ground

Chris Armstrong has avoided jail for attacking a Tesco worker (Tom Hevezi/PA)

Former footballer Chris Armstrong has narrowly avoided jail after punching a Tesco worker in the face and causing £2,000 worth of damage to a supermarket.

The 50-year-old ex-Tottenham striker was fined £180 and given an 18-month community order at Westminster Magistrates’ Court for common assault and causing criminal damage to the Chelsea store while drunk last summer.