Adriano facing fine & ban after ‘driving without licence & refusing breath test’

FORMER Inter Milan striker Adriano is dealing with a nice and ban from the roads after allegedly refusing a breath check and being caught driving with no licence.

The ex-Brazilian worldwide, whose profession declined after battles with alcohol and despair, was ordered to cease at a police checkpoint within the early hours of Sunday morning within the Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood of Barra da Tijuca, in response to native reviews.

His automobile was retained by police till one other individual regarded as a good friend arrived to drive him dwelling, it’s added.

Native reviews say a refusal to take a breath check, which is taken into account a severe infraction beneath Brazil’s guidelines, carries a nice of almost £500 and a 12-month ban from driving.

The actual fact the 39-year-old, who just lately introduced he was happening a well being kick, was apparently already banned from driving may end in him receiving a harder penalty together with an additional nice if convicted.

A police spokesman stated of the incident involving Adriano, who began his profession at Brazilian membership Flamengo: “Ex-Flamengo participant Adriano Leite Ribeiro was stopped within the early hours of Sunday in an avenue referred to as Avenida Lucio Costa in Barra da Tijuca and refused to take a breath check.

“When the paperwork he was carrying have been checked, police found his driving licence had been suspended.

“Adriano’s automobile was intercepted and solely freed after a motorist who was allowed to drive it arrived.”

The retired participant, who posted an odd video displaying him making grunting noises as he danced within the passenger seat of a shifting automobile with no seatbelt late final week, has but to make any touch upon his social media.

Adriano, as soon as touted because the inheritor to Ronaldo, seemed a shadow of his former self as he confirmed off his pot stomach and flaccid muscular tissues throughout a current break at a Brazilian vacation dwelling he owns.

He has blamed his descent from his profession peak on the loss of life of his father Almir Leite Ribeiro who died simply 9 days after ‘the Emperor’ scored seven on the way in which to profitable the Golden Boot throughout his nation’s 2004 Copa America triumph.

The 48-cap Brazil man wrote in The Gamers’ Tribune: “After that day, my love for soccer was by no means the identical. He liked the sport, so I liked the sport. It was that straightforward.

“It was my future. Once I performed soccer, I performed for my household. Once I scored, I scored for my household. So when my father died, soccer was by no means the identical.

“I used to be throughout the ocean in Italy, away from my household, and I simply couldn’t deal with it.

“I obtained so depressed, man. I began consuming quite a bit. I didn’t actually wish to prepare. It had nothing to do with Inter. I simply needed to go dwelling.

“To be sincere with you, regardless that I scored loads of targets in Serie A over these few years, and regardless that the followers actually liked me, my pleasure was gone. It was my dad, you already know? I couldn’t simply flip a change and really feel like myself once more.”

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Adriano’s weird profession took one other twist in December 2011 when a girl was shot inside his automobile.

Preliminary reviews stated the wounded lady instructed police the now-retired footballer had by chance fired his bodyguard’s gun whereas displaying off.

Police subsequently stated she had admitted taking pictures herself after ‘making a mistake and correcting her false account’.

Adriano, who retired in Could 2016, was investigated in 2014 over alleged hyperlinks to a Rio de Janeiro drug lord he was stated to have bought a motorcycle for however the case by no means went to trial.

He was concerned in a bonkers row earlier this month with a luxurious resort in Barra da Tijuca the place he spent nearly a yr residing.

Adriano accused resort chiefs on Instagram of treating him badly when he tried to return just lately for one more keep however employees on the Grand Hyatt Rio put it all the way down to ‘misunderstanding’ and stated the issue had been resolved.

The retired footballer subsequently responded with one other Instagram tales message saying an answer had been discovered and he was all the time ‘handled properly’ at his favorite resort.