Essien arrested

[bjd]

Great. All we need.

Even though it doesnt seem conclusive no doubt it means heaps of more bad press.

[web]http://www.eurosport.com/football/premiership/2006-2007/sport_sto1159492.shtml[/web]

[loz]

The police allowed Michael to drive home in his own car.

Sounds identical to the Guddy case which came to nothing

[Guest Brian M]

Shame it wasn't Robben. At least that way he could've thrown himself somewhat theatrically onto the ground and claimed police brutality...

[bonetti]

How would they know that a blood sample was over the limit - they have to be sent away for analysis

[Maksimov]

How would they know that a blood sample was over the limit - they have to be sent away for analysis

Oh, they know...when it's a football player from a team that is playing Liverpool in UCL semi finals, they know it straight away so they can inform the papers about it well in time before the first leg.

[BLUENUT]

They have asked for another sample to be supplied as the blood testing analyst believed the 1st sample had been taken from a wilderbeast or Bison

[The Moos]

The Sun newspaper said

[Valerie]

The Ghana international was stopped by police in south London at 5.10 a.m.

I hope he didn't have to train or play the next day