England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford nearly caused a crash involving two other cars during a bout of careless driving in his £200,000 Lamborghini supercar, a court has heard.
The 32-year-old was pulled over by police after ignoring a give way sign, forcing two cars to slam on their brakes, and then speeding off into the distance. The incident happened in the Cheshire town of Knutsford on 14 April and led to a criminal prosecution for driving without due care or attention. Pickford, who has made 336 appearances for Everton and won 92 England caps, has pleaded guilty to the charge and will next appear at Chester Magistrates’ Court on 7 December.
Court documents set out the account of PC Cecil Ricardo of Cheshire Police, who said he had just left the station when he spotted Pickford’s blue Lamborghini Urus, complete with personalised number plates. “I was stationary on Bexton Road, Knutsford, waiting for traffic signals to turn green,” he wrote. “I then witnessed a blue Lamborghini Urus driving along Princess Street. It reached the junction with Toft Road, completely ignored the give way lines and pulled onto Toft Road causing two vehicles to slam on their brakes to avoid a collision. The Lamborghini then sped down Toft Road, Knutsford.”
Ricardo said he activated his lights and siren and set off in pursuit, noting that he was driving at 50mph while the Lamborghini “was still pulling away”. The speed limit on that stretch of Toft Road is 30mph, he added. The officer said Pickford appeared to notice the chasing police car and pulled over.
Pickford pleaded guilty in writing and told Warrington Magistrates’ Court: “I would like to attend court to put forward my mitigation.” His case was formally adjourned last week.
Pickford began his career at Sunderland before loan spells at six clubs, including Burton Albion, Bradford City and Preston North End. He has featured for England at the 2018, 2022 and 2026 World Cups, and was in goal for the country’s Euro 2020 and 2024 final appearances.