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07/24 02:42 CDT Police say Australian World Cup player Volpato has tested
positive for cocaine
Police say Australian World Cup player Volpato has tested positive for cocaine
SYDNEY (AP) --- Cristian Volpato, who represented Australia at the World Cup,
has allegedly tested positive for cocaine and also for speeding, New South
Wales state police said Friday.
They said the the 22-year-old Volpato, who switched allegiances from Italy to
Australia before the World Cup, was allegedly clocked at 50 kilometers per hour
(30 miles per hour) over the designated speed limit when police stopped him on
Sydney's Anzac Bridge early Friday morning.
He was subjected to a roadside drug test which returned a positive result for
cocaine, police said in a statement on Friday.
Volpato made three appearances for the Socceroos at the World Cup.
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