07-27-2019, 10:44 AM
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Former Chelsea star, Fabregas banned for six months
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 July 26, 2019
Former Chelsea midfielder, Cesc Fabregas, has been banned from driving after he was caught hitting 68mph in a 40mph zone in London, Sky Sports reports.
The former Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder was banned for six months.
The court heard that Fabregas told the police “I wasn’t going that fast”.
The 32-year-old, who now plays for Monaco, did not attend a short sentencing hearing at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court in London on Thursday, which proceeded in his absence.
Fabregas, whose address was listed by the court as Belgravia, central London, pleaded guilty to a charge of speeding on July 11.
Prosecutor Luke Bowyer told the court that on December 4 last year police spotted the World Cup winner travelling in a grey Land Rover on a section of the A3 at the Tibbet’s slip road near Wandsworth in south-west London.
Fabregas was clocked with a ProLaser 4 speed detection device which registered him travelling at 68mph in the 40mph limit area, the court was told.
Bowyer said that when the footballer was stopped by police, he told them: “I wasn’t going that fast”.
He said Fabregas already had six points on his licence before the incident.
Representing Fabregas, Natalie Bird said the midfielder was unable to attend court because of “work commitments in Monaco”.
Fabregas joined the Ligue 1 club from Premier League side Chelsea in January this year.
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