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Chelsea Midfielder Enzo Fernandez Gets 6-month Driving Ban

Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez. Asharq Al-Awsat
Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez. Asharq Al-Awsat
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Chelsea Midfielder Enzo Fernandez Gets 6-month Driving Ban

Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez. Asharq Al-Awsat
Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez. Asharq Al-Awsat

Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez has been banned from driving for six months because of motoring offenses in Wales.
The 23-year-old Fernandez did not appear in court for sentencing on Wednesday. He had been found guilty earlier this year on two charges of failing to identify the driver of a Porsche Cayenne, The Associated Press reported.
A driver of the car allegedly ran a red light in the town of Llanelli in November and was caught speeding in Swansea last December.
It was not proven that Fernandez was the driver of the vehicle.
Fernandez, who played for Argentina in Colombia on Tuesday, was the vehicle’s registered owner but did not respond to police requests for information.
He also was ordered to pay 3,020 pounds ($4,000) in fines and costs.

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Argentina Goalkeeper Martínez Under Fire for Hitting TV Cameraman

epa11595406 Argentine national soccer team players attend a training session ahead of a Wolrd Cup qualifiers match against Colombia, at Romelio Martínez stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia, 09 September 2024. EPA/Mauricio Duenas Castaneda
epa11595406 Argentine national soccer team players attend a training session ahead of a Wolrd Cup qualifiers match against Colombia, at Romelio Martínez stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia, 09 September 2024. EPA/Mauricio Duenas Castaneda
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Argentina Goalkeeper Martínez Under Fire for Hitting TV Cameraman

epa11595406 Argentine national soccer team players attend a training session ahead of a Wolrd Cup qualifiers match against Colombia, at Romelio Martínez stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia, 09 September 2024. EPA/Mauricio Duenas Castaneda
epa11595406 Argentine national soccer team players attend a training session ahead of a Wolrd Cup qualifiers match against Colombia, at Romelio Martínez stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia, 09 September 2024. EPA/Mauricio Duenas Castaneda

A TV cameraman said Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez “slapped me” after Colombia's 2-1 win in a World Cup qualifying match.
Jhonny Jackson told Colombian media he approached Martínez after the final whistle in Barranquilla on Tuesday as the goalkeeper greeted another player. Footage he captured shows the World Cup winner who Argentines know as Dibu hitting the camera, which quickly shakes to the ground after the impact, The Associated Press reported.
“Out of the blue he slapped me,” Jackson told RCN Deportes on Wednesday. “I felt angry, very angry. I was working, just like he was. He was playing and I was shooting with my camera."
He also sent a message to Martínez: “Dibu, my brother, how are you? I am Jhonny Jackson, the cameraman you assaulted in the match against Colombia. I wanted to tell you it is all good, my brother. Everyone has lost a match in their life. This defeat clearly meant a lot to you. But look ahead, Dibu.”
Jackson works for a company that delivers footage to channels Caracol Televisión and RCN Deportes.
Footballers have been suspended from games in similar situations, and that is what Colombia's association of sports journalists — known as ACORD — wants FIFA to do. Its president Faiver Hoyos Hernández said in a statement that Martínez attacked freedom of expression.
“As the journalistic authority in this country, ACORD wants FIFA to produce an exemplary sanction against Mr. Emiliano Dibú Martínez, who is no role model for new generations," the statement said.
Martínez and South American soccer body CONMEBOL did not make comments.
Argentina leads the South American World Cup qualifying with 18 points after eight matches, two points ahead of Colombia. All teams have two more qualifying matches next month. The top six teams will get automatic spots at the 2026 World Cup.