A man who lost a fantasy football league with his friends in Greenwich has spent a day as a human trophy across the streets of London in a creative forfeit.
Painted all in gold, Chris Talbot spent around two hours stood on the streets of London this week as he paid for coming bottom of a league with 12 of his mates last season.
Despite wearing a football kit marked "loser" and stood on a plinth which read "Loser Fantasy Football 2019/20", Mr Talbot took the punishment in good humour according to his friends.
The group are all friends from playing in a six-a-side team in Greenwich and formed the league, called How Souness Now, seven years ago.
"He's happily mid-table this year in the early stages and definitely learnt his lesson," fellow fantasy manager Jon Fuller, a 31-year-old from Eltham, told the PA news agency.
"We've done a forfeit every year for the loser but had to come up with something a bit different this year... something he could do socially distanced.
"He had a gold mask for getting around on public transport."
The friends know each other by playing together in a six-a-side team in Greenwich and formed the league, called How Souness Now, seven years ago.
Each year a creative penalty is devised for the loser by the league's winner - which this year was Mike Arnsbro.
Other forfeits have included a "bush tucker trial" style eating challenge and a belly button piercing.
"I think Chris got away fairly lightly," added Mr Fuller.
"The forfeit helps keep everyone motivated not to forget to do their team or drop out."
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