Paul Ince banned from driving and ordered to pay more than £7,000
The 57-year-old appeared at Chester Magistrates' Court on Friday where he admitted driving his black Range Rover while over the limit on June 28 in Neston, Cheshire.
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District Judge Jack McGarva told Ince: 'The message has got to be if you're going to drive you don't drink at all.'
He was banned from driving for 12 months, fined £5,000 and ordered to pay a £2,000 statutory surcharge and £85 costs.
Paul Ince posing for a selfie with a fan outside court (Jacob King/PA)
Arriving at court, he signed an autograph with a fan and posed for a selfie with another.
The former West Ham, Manchester United, Inter Milan and Liverpool midfielder won 53 caps for his country.
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After retiring, he moved into management, most recently working for Reading between 2022 and 2023.
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