WORLD Cup star Loic Remy has been banned from driving after he admitted being one-and-a-half times the drink limit today (Tuesday, July 15).
When the France striker's Porsche Cayenne was stopped by police in Newcastle in March, a test showed he had 56mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. The limit is 35mg.
The 27-year-old QPR player was on loan to Newcastle United at the time.
He is now subject to speculation that he could move from Loftus Road to another Premier League team for between £8.5 million and £15 million.
Wearing ripped designer jeans, a black T-shirt, a gold chain, and carrying a backpack, Remy appeared before District Judge Jane Hamilton at Newcastle Magistrates' Court.
He was driving on the A696 dual carriageway at 4.15am towards his home in Darras Road, Ponteland, Northumberland, on Sunday, March 9 when he was pulled over.
Newcastle United, for whom he was top scorer last season, had been due to play Everton that day but the game was rearranged some weeks previously.
The judge banned him for 14 months and fined him £3,750, plus £200 costs and a victim impact surcharge of £120.
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