Ex-Arsenal star who played in Premier League with electronic tag avoids driving ban

Former Arsenal star Jermaine Pennant has avoided a driving ban after admitting to driving without insurance to collect his partner, who had fractured her foot. The 43-year-old ex-winger was given a six-month conditional discharge after a judge ruled there were exceptional reasons why he should not be banned. Pennant was stopped by the police and bodycam footage seemed to show him buying insurance on his mobile while in the car, Highbury Magistrates' Court was told on Monday. This comes over two decades after he served a one-month jail term for a drink-driving conviction.