Enzo Fernandez: Chelsea footballer disqualified from driving
Chelsea footballer Enzo Fernandez has been disqualified from driving following two driving offences.
He was sentenced at Llanelli Magistrates court in Carmarthenshire on Wednesday after he was found guilty of failing to identify the driver of a Porsche Cayenne on 27 December last year.
A driver of the car was allegedly caught speeding on Carmarthen Road, Swansea, and, in a separate incident, running a red light on Church Street, Llanelli.
It was not proven that Fernandez was the driver of the vehicle on either occasion.
The midfielder has been at Chelsea since last year and played for Argentina in their World Cup-winning campaign in 2022.
Having previously played for River Plate and Benfica, he also won the 2024 Copa America with his national side.
Last year, the Argentinian apologised after he was seen chanting a racially offensive song with his Argentina teammates in a live broadcast on Instagram.
Fernandez was not in court for his sentencing and his case was heard in his absence.
He was fined £1,000 per offence and ordered to pay £110 in costs to Dyfed-Powys Police and South Wales Police respectively.
He must also pay a surcharge of £800 for the offences, bringing the total to £3,020.
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For both offences, he received a total of 12 penalty points.
These are in addition to the nine penalty points already on his licence.
Sentencing, Mr Wyn Edwards said Fernandez would therefore be disqualified for a period of six months to begin on Wednesday.
-SKY NEWS
