League Table of Footballer's Driving Offences

LEAGUE TABLE FOOTBALLER'S DRIVING OFFENCES The World Cup is upon us, where the eyes of the spectators will be focused on the ball. But which footballers took their eyes off the ball when it came to safe driving? Pos Name Offence Pts Marlon King Caused a pile-up due to dangerous driving. He was said to be eating ice cream The ex-premier league footballer was jailed in May - Gillingham 2014 for 18 months Caught driving in Nantwich without any lights at 4am. He was over the legal limit Nick Powell Banned from driving for 2 14 months and issued with - Crewe Alexandra a fine of £5,000 Barry Bannan - Aston Villa The Aston Villa midfielder Given an 18-month driving crashed his car on the ban and a fine of £4,500 motorway whilst drunk after being found guilty Ray Wilkins - Manchester United 3 times over the legal limit while on his way back from an awards ceremony in 2012 Sentenced to 120hrs of community service, banned for 3yrs and fined £4,000 Guly Do Prado - Southampton Banned from driving for The Southampton player was caught drink-driving in 2012 5 ▼ 12 months and ordered to pay £2,600 Mathieu Manset He was ordered to pay a fine The Reading striker was arrested for drink driving on December 18th 2011 of £1,400 and banned from - Hereford United driving for 1 year Carlos Tevez Carlos was arrested in March 250hrs community 2013 after he drove his service, fined £1,000 and - Manchester City Porsche whilst disqualified a 6 month driving ban In 2013 the Cardiff playmaker As a result he was Craig Bellamy - Cardiff City was caught driving at 64mph in a 50mph section of the M62 disqualified from driving for 6 months and fined £900 Banned from driving for 18 months after pleading guilty to drink-driving in 2012 He was fined £800, made to Ryan Tunnicliffe Wigan Athletic pay £85 prosecution costs and an £80 victim surcharge Arrested for drink-driving after being caught at 5am Peter Shilton The former goalkeeper was 10 ▼ fined £350 and banned from - Nottingham Forest with a married woman driving for 15 months Cedric Krou The French player was banned from driving for 1 year and fined £160 1.5 times over the limit he 11 . told the court "I was driving - FC United as my friend was too drunk" Was arrested for drink driving Sessegnon - Sunderland He was fined £7,605 and banned from driving 12 as his teammates played in a cup match for 20 months RESOURCES & SOURCES www.telegraph.co.uk www.theguardian.com www.stokesentinel.co.uk www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk www.thesun.co.uk www.dailymail.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk/news www.getreading.co.uk www.mirror.co.uk/sport