1.   Both men will appear in court again next week for their mitigation pleas before final sentencing.

2.   He pleaded guilty to the amended charge but sentence was postponed to next week to allow his lawyer to prepare his mitigation plea.

3.   His lawyer had said during a mitigation plea that Abbas would not be able to play professional football again because of the conviction.

4.   But his lawyer Edmond Pereira had said in his mitigation plea the prolific goal-scorer would not be able to play professional football again.

5.   The balding Briton managed a chuckle and a grin in an aside to Koh shortly before the court heard his mitigation plea after they both had lunch together.