Premier League - Mikel charged with drink-driving

Eurosport - Tue, 27 Jan 15:03:00 2009

John Obi Mikel has been charged with suspected drink-driving hours before Chelsea's FA Cup match against Ipswich.

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The 21-year-old was stopped by police at 5.30am on Saturday, after being seen driving his Range Rover "erratically" near his club's ground in London's Fulham Road.

Later the same day, Chelsea beat Ipswich 3-1 in the fourth round - although Mikel was not part of the squad.

The Nigerian midfielder has since been charged and will appear in court on April 3.

He faces a year's driving ban or a jail term if the offence is deemed exceptionally serious.

A Chelsea spokesman told The Sun: "We are aware (Mikel) was arrested and charged. We want to establish the facts before we comment."

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    From ibukun, on Tue 27 Jan 5:05PM
  2. but why OBI. if you are ever found guilty of­ this...........................!!

    From ibukun, on Tue 27 Jan 4:33PM
  3. rumour has it that john terry told him to seek help­ from the A.A so he got the wrong one and got in his­ range rover after listening to bad translation!

    From jc297, on Tue 27 Jan 3:28PM
  4. "Are you guys has nothing. . ."Please, Sir,­ do some editing of the comments that appear on this­ page.WRONG GRAMMAR.

    From SoBarikor, on Tue 27 Jan 1:26PM
  5. What was Michel doing with alcohol in the first­ place?He should repent of his evil ways,for, if hs`s­ abusing alcohol at twenty one, I wonder what he`ll he­ abusing at 40.

    From SoBarikor, on Tue 27 Jan 12:56PM
  6. Are you guys has nothing better to do than gossip? Let­ these guys(footballers) alone

    Jide.

    From jideoform, on Tue 27 Jan 12:34PM
  7. UGO N #123

    So thats it then one goalkeeper who sadly­ killed those boys and made their father live in a­ wheelchair.
    Not many then. That example is one to many­ but the way you wrote it, it sounded like a white­ footballer was killing someone everyweek.

    From D316, on Tue 27 Jan 11:47AM
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    From , on Tue 27 Jan 10:13AM
  9. I had no interest in watching the games at present....I­ found a hot place, you guys should try it ___Wealthy­ beauty co m_____a great place for rich people to meet­ their soul mates....

    From zjmdj001, on Tue 27 Jan 8:31AM
  10. First, your generalisation as pathetic as George­ Bush's speech. It does not happen to many people­ and because you @#$% drive due to low IQ don't take­ everyone else to be like you. Second, when a man is­ highly exposed to public scrutiny because that is part­ of the life style that earns him such amount of money,­ he must obey by the rules that were clearly spelled to­ him when he signed the contract. Third, the noise that­ was made about Gerard's assault was much much­ bigger than this sole article. So why don't you get­ out of your drunk status now and then and read the news­ to stay in touch with the sober community?

    From Half A Brain, on Tue 27 Jan 2:30AM
  11. what's d noise abt?even ordinary pson that doesnt­ play football and earn as much as mikel­ drink-drive,what abt gerrad assault charge?we didnt­ hear much noise like this,pls free d guy,no 1 is­ perfect,it could happen to you n me.

    From lanre, on Mon 26 Jan 10:41PM
  12. its bad no doubt 2 drink & driv but does erratic­ drivin come by only drink n drivin?shame!!! to b quick­ 2 judge

    From Abdulrahman, on Mon 26 Jan 9:23PM
  13. I doubt that, I dont think he would do that

    From Omar F, on Mon 26 Jan 8:59PM
  14. What really is the problem of these people?

    Atleast,­ he must have heard about Gerrard's case in court.­ What he'd hit someone and he ended up in jail?

    Is­ wealth this intoxicating?

    From Nazzyon, on Mon 26 Jan 8:02PM
  15. he should behave and be a role model like j best and­ gazza

    From khalidallaoui, on Mon 26 Jan 7:30PM
  16. Porridge! The only answer! No matter what colour, club,­ etc etc...

    From GW, on Mon 26 Jan 7:16PM
  17. nice one daz,correct,a complete @#$% should throw the­ book at the @#$%

    From jon g, on Mon 26 Jan 7:04PM
  18. im not surprised .he plays like he is pissed on the­ pitch he;s garbage

    From daz, on Mon 26 Jan 6:29PM
  19. Erratic driving in London? Is that when you OBSERVE the­ Highway Code then?

    From Singin' Ginger!!, on Mon 26 Jan 5:02PM
  20. And oh! by the way ken j, this is a blog forum not a­ literary forum

    From cybertel99, on Mon 26 Jan 5:00PM
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