Former Manchester United midfielder ordered to prison over child maintenance dispute

Former Manchester United midfielder Anderson has been ordered to serve time in prison for failing to pay child maintenance.

The 36-year-old has been told he must serve 30 days in a jail in Porto Alegre, Brazil, unless he pays the £45,000 he owes in child support.

According to Brazilian news outlet GZH, as relayed The Sun, Anderson has been offered the option to serve his sentence in a “semi-open” regime, allowing him to work or study outside the jail during the day while returning to sleep in prison at night.