Chelsea’s Ross Barkley faces driving ban after utilizing telephone behind the wheel

PREMIER League soccer ace Ross Barkley faces a driving ban after being caught on his telephone behind the wheel.

The Chelsea midfielder, who has earlier highway convictions, is known to have employed a driver for the subsequent 12 months.

Barkley, 28, was noticed utilizing his cell phone on the wheel of his £150,000 Mercedes-AMG in Wandsworth, South West London, final July. 

The Scouser, who has performed for England 33 occasions, scoring six objectives, pleaded responsible to a cost of utilizing a handheld cell phone whereas driving a car.

The £84,000-a-week star will seem at Bromley magistrates’ court docket in South East London subsequent month after totting up sufficient factors to face a ban.

A supply claimed he has already made preparations to be taken to and from coaching. They stated: “He’s fearful a ban is coming. A driver has been introduced in to assist.

“He loves the car so he’ll be gutted, however he’s had loads of warnings through the years and he’s now totted up sufficient factors for a ban. 

“Even somebody on his wage would discover a driving ban extremely annoying. He might definitely do with out it, though any effective and prices isn’t going to set him again an excessive amount of on his wages.”

In 2013, whereas taking part in for Everton, he was fined £650 and handed six penalty factors for doing 50mph in a 30mph highway in Liverpool.

In 2019, Barkley and his Chelsea team-mates Antonio Rudiger and Callum Hudson-Odoi have been all caught rushing on the identical stretch of highway close to the membership’s coaching floor in Cobham, Surrey. 

Barkley was fined £700 and obtained 4  factors. 

Chelsea FC declined to remark.