Former France football captain Patrice Evra was found guilty of abandoning his family by a French court, his lawyer told AFP on Saturday. Evra, a defender who won 81 France caps and played for Manchester United and Juventus, has appealed against the decision handed down by a court in Nanterre in the Paris suburbs, said his lawyer, Jerome Boursican. "The facts are disputed," said Boursican. Nathalie Dubois, lawyer for Evra's wife, said Evra received a suspended 12-month prison sentence and was ordered to pay €4,000 in damages for abandoning his family between May 2021 and September 2023.