Former Premier League striker Marcus Bent has been banned from the roads after being caught nearly four times the drink-drive limit, despite telling a court he 'only had a couple of glasses of wine'.
Bent, 43, scored nearly 100 goals in English football across more than 14 clubs from 1995 to 2011.
His professional career Brentford, before he had spells Crystal Palace; Sheffield United; Blackburn Rovers; Ipswich Town; Everton; Charlton Athletic and Birmingham and was capped by England at under-21 level.
But he was caught driving his grey BMW X5 on the A3 at Tibbet's Corner, south west London, at more than three times the alcohol limit on February 27.