Benni McCarthy is not dead

This comes after a report from elpais-tv.com claimed that South Africa’s all time goal was found dead in his car with self-inflicted gunshot wounds.

“South African former striker, Benni McCarthy has died aged 39. Best known for his international goals for South Africa, McCarthy was found dead in his car this morning in London by police. The cause of his death is believed to be self-inflicted gunshot wounds,” read the statement on elpais-tv.com.

McCarthy rushed to twitter to rubbish the reports, shortly after they surfaced.

The 39-year-old wrote on his social media account, “Meanwhile on Facebook, I’m a dead man.”