The German professional footballer, who has also played for Chelsea in his long soccer career, has pled to reduce his speeding fine on ‘poverty’ ground. That means, he pleaded to the judge that since he has no income, his fine should be reduced to an affordable figure. The poverty excuse is big news than his fine, coz he happens to be a Former German’s international team captain and once a millionaire, than how come he became so poor that he can even afford a tiny fine for his class of players? In his entire career he played for Chelsea, Bayern Munich, and as many as 98 caps for his county along with Germany national team. Basically, he was imposed with a two-year Spanish driving ban along with €10,000 fine coz he was found driving his Audi U7 at a speed of 211 kilometers per hour in Trujillo which is much above the local 75 miles per hour speed limit. His lawyer argues in his favor and said since he has been a famous soccer player, doesn’t mean that he is still a rich individual … [Read more...]