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Footballer faces road ban for failing to name speeding driver

Former Premier League player Michail Antonio faces a driving ban for not telling police who was driving his Lamborghini when it was clocked speeding last year. The ex-West Ham striker was found guilty in his absence at Birmingham Magistrates' Court of failing to give information to police last April. A charge of speeding was dropped by prosecutors as magistrates heard the car was doing an average speed of 50mph (80.5kph) in a 40mph (64kph) zone in Birmingham on 1 March 2025. Antonio, who spent three weeks in hospital the previous December after crashing a Ferrari into a tree, already has six points on his licence, including for having no insurance at the time of his crash. A representative for Antonio told the BBC that the footballer was not in the car at the time and could not drive due to the injuries he sustained in his accident in December 2024. He faces a further six penalty points for failing to notify police of the identity of the driver of his Lamborghini, meaning he would be disqualified from driving. The 36-year-old Jamaica international, who now plays for a club in the Qatar Stars League, will be sentenced at Birmingham Magistrates' Court on 19 June. The hearing on Wedne

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