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Liverpool FC winger Raheem Sterling was charged with failing to tell the authorities he had sold a car.

But the hearing was put off when the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) prosecutor asked for time to tell their press office about the case.

Wirral Magistrates' Court heard Sterling, 18, of Woolton, Liverpool, was charged with not completing the documents for a Mercedes Benz ML350 Sport Station Wagon for the DVLA.

The maximum fine for the offence if found guilty would by £1,000.

Sterling did not appear at the court in Birkenhead and DVLA prosecutor Katey Sayles asked for the case to be delayed.

The footballer faces a charge that on December 16, 2012 he had “failed to deliver to the Secretary of State that part of the registration document containing the required particulars relating to the notification of transfer of the vehicle to a person who was not a vehicle trader”.

Chair of the magistrates bench at the court in Wirral, Mrs Ruth Shaw, agreed to adjourn the case which is now due to be heard on September 23.