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English soccer star Raheem Sterling admits dangerous driving after highway collision

Former England forward Raheem Sterling has admitted to dangerous driving after a highway collision
Former England soccer player Raheem Sterling, second left, arrives at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court ahead of his first appearance accused of dangerous driving in Hampshire, England, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)
Former England soccer player Raheem Sterling, second left, arrives at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court ahead of his first appearance accused of dangerous driving in Hampshire, England, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)
By LONDON
Sept 15, 2026

Former England forward Raheem Sterling admitted dangerous driving on Tuesday after being involved in a collision on a highway.

Sterling pleaded guilty at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court to driving his Lamborghini Urus dangerously before he crashed on the M3 in southern England on May 28.

No other vehicles were involved and no injuries were reported, officials previously said.

The 31-year-old also admitted possession of six nitrous oxide canisters for wrongful inhalation, a class C drug, and failing to provide a specimen.

Sterling, who scored 20 goals in 82 appearances for England, is currently without a club. He has played for a number of England’s top teams — Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal — and was at Dutch club Feyenoord on a short-term deal last season.

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