Yaya Toure £54 000 fine for drink driving

[lekanlij]

It's a shame a STAR has been STOUTed by this controversy with some calling him a hypocrite. BUDdy I trust you'll turn out WISER, stronger and GULDER.....sorry better from all these. Keep you head up and bottoms down....this too shall pass like a bad hangover.

[Enugu II]

In the press conference after the arrest, Toure appeared shaken but not stirred, hopefully, he's learnt his lesson and will be (bud)wiser next time.

Coach

Where can one access a report of this press conference? Please help.

[pajimoh]

When the Police questioned Yaya why he was drunk, he said he only had one SHOT on target but hit the bar.

[kalamashaka]

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In the press conference after the arrest, Toure appeared shaken but not stirred, hopefully, he's learnt his lesson and will be (bud)wiser next time.

Coach

Where can one access a report of this press conference? Please help.

[Curve whiz]

Can someone explain why these rich African footballers in the UK cannot pay an African brother £40,000 - £50,000 per annum to drive them around???. Why must they drive? Especially after training or on a night out?

[YUJAM]

Did Pep drive my devout Muslim brother to drink?

[oloye]

Can someone explain why these rich African footballers in the UK cannot pay an African brother £40,000 - £50,000 per annum to drive them around???. Why must they drive? Especially after training or on a night out?

Why do they need someone to drive them around? The issue here is simply one of folly. Yes maybe he could jave apmeone drive him around bit if he loves driving there is nothing wrong driving himself. All he needed to have done was called for a cab to take him home. Cost leas than paying 40k.

[Mr Shows]

Can someone explain why these rich African footballers in the UK cannot pay an African brother £40,000 - £50,000 per annum to drive them around???. Why must they drive? Especially after training or on a night out?

Why do they need someone to drive them around? The issue here is simply one of folly. Yes maybe he could jave apmeone drive him around bit if he loves driving there is nothing wrong driving himself. All he needed to have done was called for a cab to take him home. Cost leas than paying 40k.

Dude probably drives a top of the range Bugatti..You don't buy a machine like that and expect to enjoy it sitting in the back seat..Odds are, the police were just probably just watching and waiting...

[kalani JR]

In fact I think Pep personally switched out his Ribena for Schnapps.

[Rawlings]

Can someone explain why these rich African footballers in the UK cannot pay an African brother £40,000 - £50,000 per annum to drive them around???. Why must they drive? Especially after training or on a night out?

why should they? It's a waste of hard earned money
After a night out, they can take UBER/min cab/Taxi for £20 or ask a friend to get them
After training, they don't need a driver.
Most of them are from backgrounds where they walked home or took Okada after training

Wasting £40,000 on an African brother who will one day spill out your secrets is not wise

[lukemana]

A friend of mine is a muslim and he drinks. I asked him about it, didn't get an answer. He also #$% everything that smiles at him.

Millions of Muslims practice Islam and do drink. It is not news! In fact, some of them even pour it in their ablution kettle ("agge" in Yoruba) and drink right after making Salah. Pilgrims to Mecca have been bared from entering the KSA from Ryad; I think the entry port now is Jeddah (not too sure). They don't want the pilgrims to witness locals drinking and seducing women while in state of Ihram (a sacred state which a Muslim must enter in order to perform the major pilgrimage )

By the way, some Muslims will also claim that it is OK to drink, but it is forbidden to get drunk!

Cheers!

[lukemana]

Pep drove him to drinking

Maybe. But to be honest, I have realized that alot of the Muslims I have met are hypocrites.

there is a distinction between not abiding by religious rulings and being a hypocrite.

PKOM!

[mcal]

Wow, thought he was a practicing muslim.

...must be apple cider drink

[mcal]

Can someone explain why these rich African footballers in the UK cannot pay an African brother £40,000 - £50,000 per annum to drive them around???. Why must they drive? Especially after training or on a night out?

...i see, continue colo-way even in colo-land. Calling a cab/taxi is far better batter than to hire you to drive him around, next when he is not using the vehicle una go use am for yah own taxi like bus driver for a club in Lagos.

A guy was asked to drop me off at Enugu airport one time and return the vehicle, instead he went on kabu kabu trip for hours claiming car (a fine car by the way) has trouble on the way.

[oscar52]

The hipocrisy will hurt him with his fan base.

[platinum]

Pep drove him to drinking

Maybe. But to be honest, I have realized that alot of the Muslims I have met are hypocrites.

That's a human thing not a muslim thing.

[Tbite]

Can someone explain why these rich African footballers in the UK cannot pay an African brother £40,000 - £50,000 per annum to drive them around???. Why must they drive? Especially after training or on a night out?

...i see, continue colo-way even in colo-land. Calling a cab/taxi is far better batter than to hire you to drive him around, next when he is not using the vehicle una go use am for yah own taxi like bus driver for a club in Lagos.

A guy was asked to drop me off at Enugu airport one time and return the vehicle, instead he went on kabu kabu trip for hours claiming car (a fine car by the way) has trouble on the way.

There is nothing wrong with 'driving'. The issue is underpayment. So long as they are of age and paid a good wage.

[mcal]

Can someone explain why these rich African footballers in the UK cannot pay an African brother £40,000 - £50,000 per annum to drive them around???. Why must they drive? Especially after training or on a night out?

...i see, continue colo-way even in colo-land. Calling a cab/taxi is far better batter than to hire you to drive him around, next when he is not using the vehicle una go use am for yah own taxi like bus driver for a club in Lagos.

A guy was asked to drop me off at Enugu airport one time and return the vehicle, instead he went on kabu kabu trip for hours claiming car (a fine car by the way) has trouble on the way.

There is nothing wrong with 'driving'. The issue is underpayment. So long as they are of age and paid a good wage.

...you know Africans won't do that. Hope you heard of naijans in the USA being arrested for bringing housegirl to do chores without pay or freedom, this is just in the same line.

[tfco]

In the press conference after the arrest, Toure appeared shaken but not stirred, hopefully, he's learnt his lesson and will be (bud)wiser next time.

Coach

Where can one access a report of this press conference? Please help.

[kajifu]

Can someone explain why these rich African footballers in the UK cannot pay an African brother £40,000 - £50,000 per annum to drive them around???. Why must they drive? Especially after training or on a night out?

...i see, continue colo-way even in colo-land. Calling a cab/taxi is far better batter than to hire you to drive him around, next when he is not using the vehicle una go use am for yah own taxi like bus driver for a club in Lagos.

A guy was asked to drop me off at Enugu airport one time and return the vehicle, instead he went on kabu kabu trip for hours claiming car (a fine car by the way) has trouble on the way.

You did not tip him.

[Abaua1]

2 hours ago BBC European Football
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has pleaded guilty to drink-driving, but says he had not "intentionally consumed alcohol".

The Ivory Coast player, 33, told a court he thought he was drinking diet cola from a jug at a party, without realising it had brandy in it.

Toure did not challenge the charge as he was "above the permitted limit".
He was fined £54,000 - a means-tested fine - and banned from driving for 18 months by Barkingside magistrates.

"It is well known that I am a Muslim and do not drink, said Toure. "I have always refused alcohol."
Toure was driving in Dagenham in east London at the time of the offence last month.

Barkingside Magistrates Court said Toure had an alcohol reading of 75 micrograms per 100 millilitres of breath - more than twice England's legal limit of 35 micrograms.
He pleaded guilty to the charge on Monday, but did not say in his Facebook statement how the alcohol got into his system.

In his statement Toure added: "Drink-driving is a serious crime and even though I was not intentionally consuming alcohol I accept the ban and fine and I would like to apologise for this situation."
The Ivory Coast international was recalled to the Manchester City squad earlier this month after apologising for "misunderstandings" relating to comments made by his agent Dimitri Seluk.

[Comrade Machel]

This very quickly turned into a very expensive drink

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38299308

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has pleaded guilty to drink-driving, but says he had not "intentionally consumed alcohol".

The Ivory Coast player, 33, told a court he thought he was drinking diet cola from a jug at a party, without realising it had brandy in it.

Toure did not challenge the charge as he was "above the permitted limit".

He was fined £54,000 - a means-tested fine - and banned from driving for 18 months by Barkingside magistrates.

"It is well known that I am a Muslim and do not drink, said Toure. "I have always refused alcohol."

Toure was driving in Dagenham in east London at the time of the offence last month.

Barkingside Magistrates Court said Toure had an alcohol reading of 75 micrograms per 100 millilitres of breath - more than twice England's legal limit of 35 micrograms.

He pleaded guilty to the charge on Monday, but did not say in his Facebook statement how the alcohol got into his system.

In his statement Toure added: "Drink-driving is a serious crime and even though I was not intentionally consuming alcohol I accept the ban and fine and I would like to apologise for this situation."

The Ivory Coast international was recalled to the Manchester City squad earlier this month after apologising for "misunderstandings" relating to comments made by his agent Dimitri Seluk.

[Senator WIRES]

The Ivory Coast player, 33, told a court he thought he was drinking diet cola from a jug at a party, without realising it had brandy in it.

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didn't Kolo TOURE gave similar explanation ..."using his wife "bleaching cream" to "wank" himself off