A Chelsea footballer who was caught on camera speeding down the hard shoulder of a busy A road his Lamborghini, has been handed a lengthy driving ban.

Wesley Fofana, 24, pleaded guilty at North East Surrey magistrates court to one count of driving dangerously on 20 April along the A3 Esher bypass, in Hook, Surrey. The incident came to light after another motorist captured the footage on a dashcam and reported it to the police.

The date of the offence predates eight other speeding charges for which Fofana was disqualified from driving for two years in May.

The recording, published by the CPS, shows him speeding on the hard shoulder and winding recklessly through traffic.

District judge Julie Cooper sentenced the Chelsea player to an 18-month community order, which includes 300 hours of community service and ordered him to pay £85 costs and a £114 victim surcharge.

“You obviously realise there are a lot of young people who look up to you and they would like to be like you and follow you. That’s part of the whole gig,” Judge Cooper told him.

“However, they will not be able to afford these expensive cars, with all their additions that...