National Football League star Michael Vick is facing jail after pleading guilty to organising dog fights. The Atlanta Falcons quarterback was accused of helping to run an interstate dog-fighting operation, known as "Bad Newz Kennels", from 2001 to April 2007.
His lawyers accepted a plea agreement after co-defendants agreed to cooperate with prosecutors under their own deals.
Barred from pre-season training, Vick, 27, could now face a $250,000 fine and up to five years in jail.
His guilty plea is also likely to result in a lengthy ban from the NFL, under its personal conduct policy for players.
Prosecutors said the dogs sometimes fought to the death and underperforming animals had been shot, drowned, hanged, electrocuted or killed by being slammed to the ground.
Source: BBC Sport
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