Manchester City footballer Carlos Tevez has been arrested on suspicion of driving while disqualified, police sources confirmed.
The Manchester City striker, who was banned from driving for six months on January 16, was arrested on Thursday near his home in Alderley Edge, Cheshire. He was later bailed pending further inquiries.
A spokeswoman for Cheshire Police said: “At 5.13pm yesterday police arrested a 29-year-old man from Alderley Edge on the A538 in Macclesfield. The man was arrested on suspicion of driving whilst disqualified and has since been released on police bail.”
The Argentine star was banned by Manchester Magistrates in January after pleading guilty to two counts of failing to furnish information relating to incidents in which his Hummer vehicle was clocked speeding. He also admitted not having a proper UK driving licence.
Tevez, who did not attend the hearing, denied through his solicitor that he was driving on two occasions when the car was caught speeding.
The first offence took place in Morecambe, Lancashire, on March 28 – the night he played for City’s reserves against Morecambe reserves.
The court heard the car was clocked doing 39mph in a 30mph zone and Tevez...
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