MERSEYSIDE Police have confirmed that Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar has been charged with drink driving.
MERSEYSIDE Police have confirmed that Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar has been charged with drink driving.
The South African international was arrested early on Sunday morning following Everton's 3-1 humbling of champions Manchester United.
A police spokesman said: “He was arrested at the junction of London Road and Lime Street and later charged with drink driving and failure to comply with a traffic sign.”
Pienaar will appear at Liverpool Magistrates' Court on March 9.
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