THE former chief executive of a West Midlands football club has been jailed for five and a half years for his part in a cigarette smuggling operation.

Guy Simpson, who ran Halesowen Town FC in the Southern League Premier Division, was sentenced today (Tuesday) at Southampton Crown Court.

On the first day of his tax evasion trial last month , he changed his plea to guilty after failing to pay duty on over 21m, or around &pou......for the full story register now for free or login below...