Sassuolo's Volpato tests positive for cocaine in Australia - reports
Sassuolo's Australia midfielder Cristian Volpato tested positive for cocaine after being pulled over twice by police in Sydney for speeding on Thursday night, according to reports by several Australian media outlets and the BBC. The 22-year-old, who played for the Socceroos at this year's World Cup, was reportedly pulled over for the first time around 11 p.m. on the Anzac Bridge while driving between 86 and 94 km/h in a 60 km/h zone and a breathalyzer test came back negative. But he was pulled over again about two hours later while driving at 109 km/h in the zone and, on that occasion, a saliva test was reportedly positive for cocaine.
- ▪Sassuolo's Australia midfielder Cristian Volpato tested positive for cocaine after being pulled over twice by police in Sydney for speeding on Thursday night, according to reports by several Australian media outlets and the BBC.
- ▪The 22-year-old, who played for the Socceroos at this year's World Cup, was reportedly pulled over for the first time around 11 p.m. on the Anzac Bridge while driving between 86 and 94 km/h in a 60 km/h zone and a breathalyzer test came bac
- ▪But he was pulled over again about two hours later while driving at 109 km/h in the zone and, on that occasion, a saliva test was reportedly positive for cocaine.
8 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 23 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 5 centre, 1 right.
- ▪ Police say Australian World Cup player Volpato has allegedly tested positive for cocaine - AP News — Google News
- ▪ Australia’s Cristian Volpato allegedly tests positive for cocaine after speeding in post-World Cup drama — New York Post
- ▪ Australia forward Volpato tests positive for cocaine: reports — Daily Maverick
- ▪ Australia forward Volpato tests positive for cocaine: reports — Channel NewsAsia
- ▪ Socceroos star allegedly tests positive for cocaine after speeding — BBC Sport
- ▪ Socceroos star allegedly tests positive for cocaine while driving in Sydney — The Sydney Morning Herald
- ▪ Breaking: Socceroos star allegedly tests positive for cocaine after speeding — ABC News (Australia)
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Sassuolo's Australia midfielder Cristian Volpato tested positive for cocaine after being pulled over twice by police in Sydney for speeding on Thursday night, according to reports by several Australian media outlets and the BBC. The 22-year-old, who played for the Socceroos at this year's World Cup, was reportedly pulled over for the first time around 11 p.m. on the Anzac Bridge while driving between 86 and 94 km/h in a 60 km/h zone and a breathalyzer test came back negative. But he was pulled over again about two hours later while driving at 109 km/h in the zone and, on that occasion, a saliva test was reportedly positive for cocaine.
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