Former Manchester United defender Patrice Evra has received a 12-month suspended prison sentence for abandoning his ex-wife Sandra Evra and two children, owing nearly £1 million in unpaid alimony from May 2021 to September 2023. The court also ordered him to pay €4,000 for moral damages and €2,000 for legal costs. Despite the sentence, Evra has filed an appeal, disputing some facts and claiming he had provided substantial financial support to his ex-wife. Sandra Evra expressed relief at the verdict, hoping it would make him realize he is not above the law. In response, Evra posted a bizarre video on Instagram mocking the prison sentence. The couple, who met as teenagers and married in 2007, initiated divorce proceedings in 2020, and Evra is now engaged to Danish model Margaux Alexandra, with whom he has two children.