❌ Driving ban until 2099?!? Star striker hit with record fine

Mauro Icardi is currently looking for a new club after his departure from Galatasaray. However, the Argentine is making headlines not because of transfer rumors, but because of a record-breaking penalty.

After a controversial video surfaced on social media, Argentina’s Ministry of Transport imposed a precautionary driving ban on the 33-year-old in his home country — lasting until the year 2099.

In the footage in question, Icardi is driving his car through a gated residential complex. His partner, China Suárez, unfastens her seat belt while the car is moving, climbs through the car window, and leans half of her upper body outside. A subsequent check by the authorities apparently found that Icardi did not have a valid driver’s license at the time; his Italian license should reportedly have been converted and renewed in Buenos Aires back in May 2019.

The Ministry of Transport of the Province of Buenos Aires then accused the player of gross negligence. As the driver, he bears responsibility for the safety of everyone involved.

The risky maneuver by his passenger in particular was sharply condemned: "The behavior endangers her own physical safety, that of the other occupants of the vehicle, and that of third parties."

Icardi himself, however, showed little understanding and publicly pushed back against the authorities’ measures. On social media, he presented his version of events and insisted that he was in the right: "I would like to know how you were able to declare my Italian driver’s license invalid when it is valid until 2029. It seems quite strange to me that even the Ministry of Transport is dealing with me." Instead of showing remorse, the professional instead went on the offensive and also offered those responsible a piece of advice: "You’d be better off fixing the roads. (...) Do your job instead of doing nothing."

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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