Former Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann appeared in court in Germany on Wednesday to appeal a €240,000 (around £214,000) fine for attempted bodily harm from an incident in November 2014.
The 46-year-old is appealing the hefty fine, which was determined by his salary, over a roadside incident two years ago on the A952 motorway in Starnberg, 18 miles south of Munich.
Lehmann is said to have acted aggressively towards another driver, who he grabbed by the scarf and was fined last year, but the former footballer has refused to pay.
'I've never threatened or choked anyone,' Lehmann, who now works as a television pundit for RTL, told German daily Bild last year.