An ex-England footballer has been banned from driving for six months after speeding through Twickenham on a motorbike last year.

Ex- Arsenal, Crystal Palace, and England striker Ian Wright was clocked driving at 69mph on his Triumph along the A316 Chertsey Road at 7.14am on August 4 2020.

He plead guilty to Lavender Hill magistrates and was given a six-month driving ban, fined £1,000, and ordered to pay £190 in court costs by magistrates on March 29.

Lavender Hill magistrates dealt with the case in a Single Justice Procedure, meaning the case did not go to open court but was dealt with in private. This procedure was designed to save time and money in cases where a full hearing may not be necessary. Wright plead guilty in writing.

The Evening Standard, which accessed reports from the hearing, reported that the court refused to reveal if Wright had offered any mitigation before sentencing, or if he had any points on his licence prior to the speeding offence.

Wright is well known for his love of motorbikes. In 2018 he said: "I didn't realise I loved motorbikes until the first time I got on one, and I remember riding from Croydon to Brighton in convoy,

"What I loved about being on the bike is the fact you could be with loads of people but still you had your own space and your own time."