Liverpool keeper fined for using phone on motorway

Liverpool keeper fined for using phone on motorway3 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GooglePA MediaMamardashvili has made 20 appearances this season for LiverpoolLiverpool goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili was busted by police as he watched a video on his phone while driving along the M6 motorway, a court has heard.The shotstopper, 25, was pulled over and put into the back of a police car after being spotted holding his phone near to the steering wheel of his Audi.Mamardashvili, a Georgian international who signed for the Reds in 2025, has now been convicted of using a handheld mobile phone while driving a motor vehicle on a road.On Friday at Warrington Combined Court, he was handed a £440 fine, received six penalty points on his licence, and was also ordered to pay £120 costs and a £176 victim surcharge.A police officer from Cheshire Police set out in a statement how Mamardashvili had been caught out at around 15:45 GMT on 27 January, on the southbound carriageway of the M6 between Junctions 23 and 21."Just prior to Junction 22, I was in lane three of three when I passed a black Audi which was travelling in lane two", the officer, PC Ree, wrote."Lane one was clear of traffic, meaning that the Audi should have moved over to lane one and this caught my attention."As I drove past the Audi, I noticed that the driver had his mobile phone in his hand, he was holding it near the centre of his steering wheel, and the driver appeared to be watching something on the screen whilst he was driving at motorway speed."When it was safe to do so, I stopped the vehicle on the hard shoulder and I got out to speak with the driver who was the sole occupant of the vehicle and I asked the male to sit in the rear of my police vehicle."The court was told Mamardashvili gave his name and identified himself with a Georgian driving licence.Footage of the footballer's police stop was also captured on the officer's bodyworn video, the court was told.Mam...