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| A Championship footballer who killed a father of five in a crash on Christmas Day has been jailed for 32 months. | A Championship footballer who killed a father of five in a crash on Christmas Day has been jailed for 32 months. |
| Sheffield United striker Jordan Robertson, 21, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving at Leicester Crown Court. | Sheffield United striker Jordan Robertson, 21, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving at Leicester Crown Court. |
| Robertson's sports car hit a Ford Galaxy driven by Omar Mohamed, 38, on the southbound carriageway of the M1 near Lutterworth in Leicestershire. | Robertson's sports car hit a Ford Galaxy driven by Omar Mohamed, 38, on the southbound carriageway of the M1 near Lutterworth in Leicestershire. |
| Mr Mohamed, from Leicester, died in hospital on Boxing Day. | Mr Mohamed, from Leicester, died in hospital on Boxing Day. |
| Sheffield-born Robertson, who was on loan to Southampton FC at the time of the crash, was also banned from driving for five years. | |
| He told police he had been trying to change songs on his MP3 player at the time of the crash. | He told police he had been trying to change songs on his MP3 player at the time of the crash. |