US sports star Te’o in girlfriend-with-leukaemia 'hoax'

Sports star Manti Te’o won sympathy across the US when he led his team to victory in a crucial game days after his girlfriend died of leukaemia.

US sports star Te’o in girlfriend-with-leukaemia 'hoax'

Sports star Manti Te’o won sympathy across the US when he led his team to victory in a crucial game days after his girlfriend died of leukaemia.

So there was shock yesterday when it was revealed she never existed, and the American footballer was the victim of a cruel hoax.

The linebacker for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish college team had said his loss inspired him in the 20-3 win over Michigan State.

Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said his faith in Te’o had not been shaken.

He said an investigation by a firm the college hired had convinced him Te’o was duped into an online relationship with a woman whose death was then faked by those behind the hoax.

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