The 44-year-old Slovak national, who has not been named, was convicted of a series of thefts in 2010, according to DW.

He apparently travelled to Italy to watch the Slovak ice hockey team but was caught after checking into a guest house near Milan.

Unfortunately, he missed the Slovakia-Finland game, which the Slovak side won by a decisive 4-1, due to his arrest.

The man will now serve his sentence of just over 11 months at the San Vittore prison in the centre of Milan.