Declan Rice banned from driving and fined after two speeding offences

According to Goal, Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice has been banned from driving for six months and fined after being caught speeding twice on the same road in the space of a week; he did not appear at Crawley Magistrates Court. The incidents were reported to have occurred near his reported 3£3 million mansion in Surrey in 2024 while he was driving a A340,000 Jaguar Land Rover.

The report says Rice was clocked doing 37mph in a 30mph zone on the A217 on January 3, 2024, and then 49mph in a 40mph zone on the same road on January 8, 2024. A totting-up process followed because he already had six points on his licence, bringing the total to 15 points; he has also been ordered to pay a total of A32,185, comprising a A31,500 penalty, a A3600 surcharge and A385 in court costs.

Rice, 26, will be hoping the off-field matter does not distract him as he continues his season with Arsenal. The source notes he missed the club's 4-1 win over Aston Villa with a knee complaint but scored a brace in a 3-2 victory over Bournemouth, and he said in the build-up to a 0-0 draw with Liverpool that he was "loving" his football at the moment. Arsenal open their FA Cup campaign with a trip to Portsmouth on Sunday.

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