Premier League Stars with Driving Bans: From Beckham to Yoro

"Leny Yoro has been banned from driving for six months after speeding in his Porsche at more than 70mph in a 30mph zone. The 20-year-old French youth international pleaded guilty and was given a £666 fine. He can consider it something of a rite of passage as a young Premier League footballer - he isn't the first to be banned from driving, and we dare say we won't be the last."

"David Beckham already had eight points on his license when he was found guilty of court of driving at 76mph on a 50mph A-road in Stockport, when he was at the peak of his powers back in 1999. He was fined £800 and banned for eight months, joining his fellow Manchester United treble-winners Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke on the naughty step."

"Darren Anderton was served a seven-day driving ban in the summer of 1997 after clocking up 102mph on the M27. Compared to some of his old England team-mates, Anderton always struck as fairly sensible, making the violation a surprise discovery."

Leny Yoro, a 20-year-old Manchester United defender, was banned from driving for six months after pleading guilty to speeding in his Porsche at more than 70mph in a 30mph zone, receiving a £666 fine. This incident reflects a recurring pattern among Premier League footballers. Historical examples include Darren Anderton, who received a seven-day ban for driving 102mph on the M27 in 1997, and David Beckham, who was banned for eight months in 1999 for driving 76mph in a 50mph zone but successfully appealed, claiming he was escaping paparazzi. Beckham later received another six-month ban in 2019 for using his phone while driving. Other notable Manchester United treble-winners Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke also faced driving bans.

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