£420,000 eyesore is off the road: Premier League footballer with fleet of sports cars banned from driving



Sports car-loving footballer El-Hadji Diouf will have to do without his beloved vehicles for six-months after being banned from driving.



The Blackburn Rovers player, who is as famous for his ball skills as he is for an outrageous fleet of over-the-top cars, was convicted of a string of driving offences including speeding, having no valid license and failing to produce his documents today.



The multi-millionaire Premier League star, 29, was also fined a total of £920 at Tameside Magistrates. The incidents occurring in July, September and November 2009.



Souped-up: El-Hadji Diouf's gold Cadillac Escalade is perhaps the most outrageous of his fleet

Big bucks: A Mercedes SLR worth £420,000 has given the special chrome-plated treatment

Pedestrian: Diouf must get used to walking places now

Among his famous fleet is a souped-up super shiny Cadillac Escalade that would have cost in the region of £53,000 to buy, before the raft of customised fittings tipped the value closer to six-figures.



Complete with a 6.2litre engine, six-speed gear system, and four-wheel drive, the Escalade gold paint job is without doubt the standout feature.



The Senegalese international also boasts a show-stopping chrome Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren - a pinch at £420,000 - a white BMW X6 and a £100,000 Porsche Cayenne.



Today Diouf was fined £60 and ordered to pay £35 costs for speeding, doing 38 mph in a 30 zone on Chorley New Road on 25th July 2009.



In relation to an incident on 14 Sept 2009 Diouf was charged with having no license, failing to provide his license and for failing to produce his insurance certificate for which he was given no separate penalty but ordered to pay £35 costs. A charge of no insurance was withdrawn.



He was also fined £750 and ordered to pay £35 costs for failing to give information relating to the identity of a driver on the 4th November 2009, plus pay a victim surcharge of £15.



Since arriving in the UK eight years ago Diouf has played for Liverpool, Bolton Wanderers and Sunderland. He has also represented his country on 43 occasions, scoring 16 goals.

All white on the night: The Blackburn star has ofter been caught parking in places that he shouldn't

Mambo Italiano: Diouf also boasts a classic red Ferrari









